poem

Nettle song



 

Why glimmer?  Seize fire!
What has sunk?  The sweet hour,
all havens, the corners -
gloom’s in the folds!

The rose is broken,
I’m in that fever.
Lead me to hyacinths,
let me run to seed.

What’s in your heart?
Glaciers, glaciers,
a strange, cruel starvation,
the smallest storm.

What are your riches?
Puddles and thistles,
burst fruit, such ashes,
wild as I wish.
 
 
 
 
 


 
 

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