In a swarm of painted ladies Floating over trees and cities On the fringe of Arcata You faked amnesia In the caves you left your demons Singing stellars rising black bears In the waves they massed Like yellow jackets In the wine cellar You remember Every taste A wolf stood watching Through the tall and teeming grass A body break against the rocks A raven came and called the flocks A crackle from a music box The river shines, unwinds beside us The trinity is lined with poppies Everything is indigo