Desire, Conception,
Malignancy -
Wind picking up
out of nowhere
When we knew the body,
we knew the person
Wanting the best
Pleading
to be seen, recognized as who
we really are
*
Yamantaka, Conqueror
of Yama,
“Ender
of Death”
Each of life’s transitions
Appropriates an ancient offering
The head has shifted
A path to enlightenment
And below,
Shoulders of rock
*
My dear friends,
in Narsaq
the one Jew
arrived on Green-is-land
with wife and dog
to wilderness
I have books,
eyeglasses
I read, study
Sometimes, at dusk
I sense the child
clutching air
without shame
as if wisdom
were an afterthought.
That was my mother’s hand.
Have you seen her?
She dances with shadows!
*
The news is good.
The house of the Lord we built
still stands.
Icebergs ferry sheep
across the fjord
Musicians negotiate
the music
of the mouth.
- for Joe Somoza
06/19/2024
Essex, VT
