blue shirt........................In the night cold toolshed,
soft fur...........................three
feral kittens
warm milk.........were curled up with their mother on
discarded clothing.
rain................................They scattered when I tried to
approach them.
cold water.....................
whiskers....................
brown grass on the hills...
a flowered dress..............
a glass of beer.................
sleep...............................
background noise............
low flying planes.............
intermittent pain...............
the smell of green grass....
warm sun.........................
It doesn't seem so long ago................
cold cereal........................
working............................
making things....................
a white shirt.......................
making love......................
the children laughing..........
blue jeans.........................
potato soup......................
never know why...............
nausea..............................
footprints..........................
unwashed windows...........
a dark corner....................
.as if a line had been drawn......
walking.............................
riding................................
the horizon........................