so much unseen to me
the pocketful dark
curve of the Earth
the turning
frame of bones I am
true meaning of a clock’s intentions
the workings
the unscripted picks
tricks of how come
who to be
mirror and sleep
inward life of the tree
light of the thing in the word
and every other language
sleight of what the hand
and what the eye
garden of the treasure under
frond frog’s languor and leap
unsettling the kick-up
little drama of the leaf
life, death
stairs up to the head
lost footsteps
other planets starring elsewhere
my self hidden
above all others
I’m listening out
I get a whiff
is all of this to wash away?
is all of this to burn?
…
and of course it’s on the daily kit
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