On the list of things we apparently
take for granted: the sun’s rising,
eggs stocked in shelves,
dew-point.
Regular as a gold watch.
I cynicised myself, since being forced
to recognise the ‘transcendental’
felt like a bit of homework.
At 5am, strolling out,
I kicked intervals
into the lawn’s arabesque
of droplets.
That silent music, finely metered,
dispensed something in my chest
so now I traced the glowering sunrise
and noticed a ladybird as it walked off its blade.
The tefillat tal rang out of me
when life teemed in the corner of my eyes -
and yet, entering the house,
Love was still a mug of coffee
on the table set for me.
And that’s when I knew:
Life had been arid
until I met you.
take for granted: the sun’s rising,
eggs stocked in shelves,
dew-point.
Regular as a gold watch.
I cynicised myself, since being forced
to recognise the ‘transcendental’
felt like a bit of homework.
At 5am, strolling out,
I kicked intervals
into the lawn’s arabesque
of droplets.
That silent music, finely metered,
dispensed something in my chest
so now I traced the glowering sunrise
and noticed a ladybird as it walked off its blade.
The tefillat tal rang out of me
when life teemed in the corner of my eyes -
and yet, entering the house,
Love was still a mug of coffee
on the table set for me.
And that’s when I knew:
Life had been arid
until I met you.