windward
Outside the bungalow
evening begins to chill,
sleeping beneath an
awning of sky in
berlin blue.
There is something
sacred of fire on a beach, it
draws you close like a
newborn to its
mother's breast.
When we touch again
I will remember this.
But for now, indefinite
circles of seconds
clocking voices on a line
in this downtime of the heart.
Settled in the cool of night
the flames persist,
beating to windward.


Mia Moore
16 mar 01