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Vibration

Vibration

the ground

is cold

so cold

to the touch

you forget it was ever

warm

maybe it’s warm below

or maybe it’s ice cold

the wind is winter

birds do not bathe in winter

breath of smoke

like a chimney in a row

a cup of coffee carried

the snow fell

like an afterthought

and then decided why not

and covered the ground

clouds on the grass

I do not walk on clouds

I swim in the sea

and bathe like a bird

the water warm with suds

toes tangled in seaweed

so much of life is left in a wake

the compass cuts four ways

just hatched turtles

have no choice

they belong in the ocean

a line in the sand

disappears

TL

Published inTamiko Lowery