Reaching for the Light
Some decent wine
half wheel of cheese
small silver knife
corkscrew
& two stem glasses
toweled in a basket.
We both took a handle
stumbling down
the bank to the river.
Stories were shared
all day and
under a sliver moon.
You moved into my place
I moved into yours.
Each day brought a different flower.
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Platform Sandals
Faded red birds dart in & out
of the brush
a few feet ahead of
where you trod solitary
A path that changes abruptly:
smooth to cragged.
Seems a gift of friendship
this following by
creatures you can’t properly name.
All appear faded by the elements
some to rust. They’re chirpy
and they make you smile
with their prancing company.
Someone gave you shoes
of this same shade.
You wore them out
dancing ‘til your ankles gave way
sinking into softness that
may be what it feels like
to bury yourself in clouds.
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The collaborations are by:
Susan Tepper
Digby Beaumont