Thursday, November 23, 2017

ARRIVAL

A window in my chest opens,
people below are reading
and thinking, occasionally
talking with one another

on green benches scattered
like rose petals across
a sunlit plaza, like fresh
sentences on first pages

of a novel where something
crucial occurs when least
expected.

A young girl, golden braids
flying behind her, scampers
giggling into a fountain

as two old men, canes at their sides,
cradling cups of espresso, together
nod toward the child’s delight.

Suddenly a breeze dances across
my face, turns this page

and you arrive
at my window,
smiling.

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