A withered flower waving like a wand Tender as time on a wing of wind A bird of breath The handwriting of God Your name A feather on my tongue A giggle of rain on the skin of a spirit The peace of a guitar string with listening eyes The curl of light Lovers in a pawn shop of dreams The scowl of a scar Utterances in the blood Where the sun worships our cheekbones A chin kissing the sky A timbre of voice To be with and away The telescope of touch The hiss of hurt Shoplifting breath in the smog of a war A heaven where everyone is houseless Soft glances Stanzas of planets dancing All is will be as it was Tiny laurels of love May your thoughts never betray you