Saturday, September 25, 2004

INSTANT

The day stands, bright and still.
A sheet of sunlight through the window
lies square on the dusty floor.
I set aside this heart, sad and blind,
just to look.
The day stands, an altar in the sun.
Here, its golden mandala.

-- first published in Pouèt~cafëe, Printemps-été 2002


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