jeremiah ray poet

cool evening
sunset burns sky
soon dark
but not yet

let it go
says the mind
has it taught me
i coudn’t learn
says the heart

take this
bring this
what is this

do you remember
being here
summer and
gentle rain
you
so beautiful,
human touch
help me
with this weight
i ask
you
so beautiful.

the petals fall in the rain
just gentle drops
too fragile a flower
rain falls
the earth collects them

tidal waters go
pungent mudflats
tidal waters come
sweet sea air

take this in
breath
take this in

buds have almost opened
the sun rises early
when did this happen
one day spring

the bird is losing its mind.
it was yesterday, too.
the grass is greener &
the buds are open.
the bird is losing its mind.

a storm looms
in the west
the setting sun
a thin strip
caught between night
and the rolling clouds