AT THE EDGELESSNESS OF LIGHT
Poems
In the Edgelessness of Light
Here in the brilliance of this place,
where light flits from leaf to leaf,
where light lies resting,
vibrating on stilts of grass,
its radiance pulling the shine
from embarrassed stars,
here where light folds into fading petals
of wild roses,
where the feathered light
of lost geese hovers in cottonwoods,
its brightness polished by pollen and honey,
here is where I become a shadow in safety,
retreating,
leaving shields and spears behind,
back to the beginning
where the edgelessness of light
flares across your face
and I see you for the first time.
17 July 2003
Santa Fe, New Mexico