Thursday, June 5, 2008

Along Elliot Bay


I walked north

from the West Edge

to

Belltown

between 

spring spoiling

cold fronts.

The clouds

were rushed

like cigarette smoke

whispers

while the 

street dust-deviled

plastic bag kites

and

payday loan leaves

through my steps.

I don't know 

who I am

but 

my dream's smile

is a bright

radio station hello 

to your every morning.

Knowing this,

I have to tell you

that the love 

pushing the wind

is every unfinished

dream-

lived and died,

never finding

direction

or strength 

to sing

the truth

to anyone.

 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very nice. Well done. like it.


.....

off to get food for the sick babies. It was "Fever Pitched" all night. I'm tired. So tired.

I thought maybe it was the tick bites (we don't have Lyme disease down here, though that's debatable. We have some fever that begins with an E. I can't remember the name.)

She's got a couple "spots" developing on her leg. Maybe chicken pox? Will have to wait it out.

sleep. work. lord... oh lord. I think I feel a southern hymn coming on.

ScaughtFive said...

Have you ever had chix pox? My good olde friend got very sick from it ten years back and then because he had to try everything first (except this virus), up and died. If you haven't been exposed, be careful!

nonizamboni said...

Wow--
plastic bag kits
dream's smile
and I know Elliot Bay. Nice work.