so ready
to receive
what arrives in the air
the lily pistil
weeps
*
I, too,
want to
be joined
by something
invisible
*
it hangs, one clear drop,
and it hangs
and it hangs
and it hangs
and I watch
*
while I try to explain
what it means,
spirituality,
behind your back
lily petals splay
*
O lily!
the whole
world
becomes
flower
*
standing beside
the lily
I have
no names
worth knowing
*
ardent and sweet—
there is
no corner
of the room
not wearing perfume
*
what blooms
today tomorrow
withers
I tell myself
it is the same
*
there is still
too much
of me here
o lily, o lily
o lily
R. So lovely, so refreshing, so consoling. Thank you for your writing.
Nice pic, Roselily. Great sequence, the shape of it comes through so well — its sense of balance between subject and form.
Many sections are favorites, so I cite this one out of frustration to pick from the many-headed best:
“O lily!
the whole
world
becomes
flower…
One small thing, but the piece works beautifully. In the 2nd section, “have wanted to” feels clumsy. Why not,
I, too,
want to
be joined
by something
invisible
Excellent ending, as usual.