THE SEPARATION OF DAYS/imaginary gardens with real toads

THE SEPARATION OF DAYS

This morning finds me
As though I have been away
For a very long time
Perhaps days are separated
By nighttime dreams
Other worlds
Lived in the underground
The darkness

I have the feeling of returning
I sit in my chair
It feels like my chair
But it feels as if
I have not sat here
For a very long time

I am changed
I am not the same
Something has released me
I have done my very best
Turned the negative
Into a positive phrase
I remember all the ports
In which we have stopped

All the people we have met
The ones who offered a hand
It has been so long since rain
There was a thought
Would we all burn to a crisp?
Another helicopter flies overhead
The smoke is less this morning

Since it rained yesterday
Perhaps the fire is less
The summer has just begun
And before it ends
Without more rain
Perhaps we will burn to a crisp

 

June 4, 2018

 

 

 

COBBLESTONES USED FOR REPAIR

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COBBLESTONES USED FOR REPAIR

Though cobblestones are not used primarily in the construction of buildings, they were often used to build and repair streets, creating very organic streets.  Hard to walk on.   When the heart is broken, cobblestones might be used for repairs, but duct-tape might be better.

 

De at dVerse has asked us to use the word “cobble,” in a quadrille.