Thursday, October 9, 2014







                     Indoor Prayer

                     I eat granola
                     sitting in a yellow stare

                     of morning. Each window,
                     each bird, each dying flower can see
                     the whole world

                     from here.
                     The cat on my chair
                     intrudes, feigns interest in
                     my empty space--the empty bowl,
                     my spoon, my fingers,
                   
                     the squirrels and tree
                     with colored leaves that fall--beyond
                     the feathers of its own life.

                     This must be the secret: 
                     to contemplate autumn's colors
                     and wonder why the cardinals stop
                     outside this particular window
                     with bright orange beaks like leaves
                     to pluck crimson berries
                     from the thick green yews

                     and take their fill
                     before winter fully
                     arises.




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