2021 Poetry Broadside Submission #22: HALF LIGHT MIS-TAKEN By Monica Devine, Eagle River

HALF LIGHT MIS-TAKEN
By Monica Devine, Eagle River

 

Today is not a day I dreamed it will be summer, always

 

not a day I longed for tall grasses to froth
like winded sea waves
not a day I wished to hike hills
the color of grasscloth.

 

How could I?

 

Light clears the ridge for the first time
in two months and
a vicious storm brews behind my eyes
go ahead, place your hand on my heart, feel the trembling

 

Up here the air is thin, the sky cerulean blue
un-warmed by a brief slant of sun
another cold snap, my tears freeze
please, will it be summer, always?

 

Put an end to yearning:
no more talking, listen
no more pushing, yield
just wait, wait for the warmth
to settle, the light

 

to swarm back, forgotten and
dormant, as late summer bees.

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