darkmorning

800januarys

shred to aprillilacs

fray to blueoctoberskies

tunnel for darkbutterflyyears

in tangleshadows of fiddleheads

and graycloud waves of fern

the greens of heaven 

burn azuretransparencies

to graysmoke on earth

redcloud fringe 

peaks the scales 

kindling a spurt of fire

three hawks clock

the blueenvelope

with hatchetcries of flame

bardo

witness a rabbit'sstillness

bencheverythingsilence 

https://www.moonlitgetaway.com/poem/alicia-hokanson-variation-1%3A-darkmorning

Date Published: October 1, 2024