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Picture a tall, laughing girl
cause of sleepless nights for parents
girl like a feast for the gray lady gossips
Long black hair and purple nail polish
always dressed for the party
Somehow both a tight dress and a motorcycle
No one knows how she manages
but they shrug and she smiles and says
Let’s Go. That’s just how Wild Violet is.

Instead, these small blossoms
deep purple, pale purple, white,
peek from the grass, lovely and hidden
dreaming who knows—warm dirt and rain?
Or humming to themselves, turning
towards the sun in a perfumed haze
memory of another self—
jazz bands and martinis and
that reckless smile.

Last night’s only dream
was of waking at your house
in a soft green bed
breathing Calm
with the rippled lake
flowing below my window.
And then I woke
Exactly where I’d Dreamed.

Windows sealed shut.
One side, my side,
blank conditioned air—
On the other side, the world:
Sky full of thick clouds
Tree thick with clouds of white blossoms.
A breeze I can’t feel
Moves through the branches
Where meandering bees buzz
Even if I can’t hear them.

Paul brought me
his cheerful grin
and a bouquet
of mall flowers—
twelve quiet yellow daffodils
and one red tulip

In the high open rafters of the
recycling center, a swallow’s
nest built entirely from old
envelopes, shredded news,
beauty tips and tinsel

Stirred up Spring, all Night
Wind rattles the window panes
Change is in the Air

birds sing in the trees
before leaves or nests, sing though
the world is still dark

Today I worry about pillows
lugged through life by my children.
My children
Who wander the world,
each with their pillow
tucked beneath an arm.
Remember how I cradled
their sweet and sweaty heads
when they woke from naps?
Naps in clean soft beds I made.
I remember. Them? No, they are
Busy
balancing those pillows
while they walk
Busy
ignoring the hovering
worrier who watches to see
where their pillows rest tonight.

Now, sleepy as a seed
buried deep in spring mud
dreaming lazily of this
week-end’s house party, full of
old friends and anticipation.
The forecast:
Warming Trend Straight Ahead.