I.
Arouse a
virgin purpose, a goal, secret promises
Atone for
the whole previous nudnik year
Intrigue a
garden conquest to find a new lover
Divine a
more primordial calendar
Dismiss the
past chronology like a childhood shadow
The vulpine
master lurks seeking sylvan union
Grey mistakes
cascade like crimson foliage to the forest floor
The nagging
of summer washed away in this exhilarating breeze
Throbbing psithurism
under the scandalous rustling of leaves
Cry
separation eulogies in the night estivation
Circadian
rites and twilight duty bring us ever closer
Discern a
prelude in this autumn, a keyframe threshold adomania
The eternal
summer oppression has been dragged away like your youth
II.
In my
underworld garden I’ve started a second growing season
I stole
rare seeds from my mother’s terrace
Cultivate these
miniscule homeland stowaways hidden in pocket envelopes
Transplant your somber marrow entombed beneath my crocus crown
Rejoice in
the spontaneous dehiscence
Between our
glances a seedling grows
In this obscurity my cavern oasis
sprouts, flourishes and ripens overnight
Eyes only
for you, lust grows only in your orchard
We affirm
my devoted subterranean pilgrimage
