Thursday, March 01, 2012

Overstaying at the Window of Tom's Cafe

A wind beats the fluttery awning
as a householder beats a rug:

silver nightgowns of water fall
down to the darkened walk.

A cripple with bowed head
limps to the door:

his humped spine lifts
his collar so high

that it opens a mouth
for the rain to run down.

Tell me, winter: has she
forgotten already how she trusted me?

2 comments:

Sabine said...

silver nightgowns of water...
wow!

marly youmans said...

Yep, like those rolling, falling nightgowns...