from THE DAYLIGHT SECTIONS (50)

maybe repeat the rose
for luck. perhaps
invent another thing
toward relaxing.

another flavor is the sure
intention that shapes
symmetry. whose idea
was it to align?

one morning light
was cold enough
to shift direction
of the small ingredients,

seeking purpose interposed
with shelter. when desire
about a roost begins
to overcome some genius,

ripening becomes inevitable.
which of these ameliorative
flickers will you watch?
a segue would be nice.

even a cloth to cover
pre-dawn plants
arriving at the point
of chill.