heavy is my heart
with hidden fruit
ripe and waiting
for you to pluck
to eat
other writing
with a nod to Yü Hsüan-chi: scattered clouds
thoughts of you
like scattered clouds
drift endlessly
across my mind
from a line from the film The Searchers: the turning of the earth
as sure as
the turning
of the earth
what is in
my heart
will never fade
following lines from Wei Ying-wu: Destiny’s waves
my boat
on Destiny’s waves
to and fro
it goes
beyond my sometimes control
to lands
I’ve yet to see
the smile really
the smile
really
a bright spot
in the universe
and the laugh
shattering ice
dispelling doubt
such comfort
there
in harm’s way
where
in this world
can one be
not
in harm’s way
just out of reach
like a word
on the tip
of my tongue
you hover
just out of reach
unimaginable
I a poor navigator
such a little boat
such a wide sea
and I
a poor navigator
no compass
just stars
in a cloudy sky
we like a cat
we
like a cat
huddled under blankets
on a bed
in a home
it knows
escaping
that bitter wind
blowing cold
from outside
forever lost at 3am
all the good
erased
by a careless act
and sleep
forever lost
at 3am
Leonard Durso 