red and orange
almost crystal, a chandelier
enjoying itself
among used books
loved and softened
verses flying
guys reading their poetry
muscle letting go
no, not the phoenix Rilke
women stunned at his feet
but skiing, hiking men
exhaling pondies and juniper
shaped by the Cascades
land shaped poetry
water cut, canyon poetry
in the full cafe
applause weaves us together
and coffee and chai
laughing at the brightness of it
nothing lonely, nothing dark
almost crystal, a chandelier
enjoying itself
among used books
loved and softened
verses flying
guys reading their poetry
muscle letting go
no, not the phoenix Rilke
women stunned at his feet
but skiing, hiking men
exhaling pondies and juniper
shaped by the Cascades
land shaped poetry
water cut, canyon poetry
in the full cafe
applause weaves us together
and coffee and chai
laughing at the brightness of it
nothing lonely, nothing dark
You have painted a wonderful scene here - I love the whole idea of "canyon poetry"......and I can smell the chai.
ReplyDeleteI WANT TO GO TO DUDLEY'S!!!! (love the last line. I'm a sucker for last lines.)
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