Forever

FOREVER


for Abbe


As in spinning earth spun
solar system binary stars

As in the daily news now
delivered at our door

Or if not delivered then made:
the current event the miracles

And signs of God. As in
dirty dishes dirty clothes

Washed and cleaned washed
and cleaned and the dust!

And the dog hair to be swept
and vacuumed and the plastic

Bags for the poop and the shopping
always the shopping for food and

The body taking the food and
turning it into sunlight into

Fire into electric motion and
brainstorms. As in the scared

Seed ready to settle in your sacred
soil and the dirty diapers to follow

And the first smile and the first
words and the whole opening

Book of our lives the story
we are writing right now.


Richard Smyth

Posted over on Anabiosis Press