NO SENSE OF PLENTITUDE OR PEACE

River runs rivulets wider,

rainwater surges: riparian renewal.

Mountain goats scamper in dew,

salamanders slither up sinister storm,

valley women weep war’s tears--

Creator, Daylight, breathing life into women and rivers

(formless function fuses).

Storm & choke, we drown

now

forgotten / misplaced become the same

hopeless heart, beating beneath breast, wonder

ing when mystery is no longer mystery; longing

is wantless and broken like a little toe

crushed.