IMPROVISATION#259
WANTING TO BE

Wanting to be tightly
enclosed and locked
in a Vermont spa
warming up
in a country store
to be left free
hearing thunder
after the storm
hearing brown bear sounds
with bird songs voices
of vibration in the woods
knowing we are here
to learn and observe
in our color field paintings
a poet's landscapes
to deposit words to uncover
in depth and shape
the animals in our midst
from our acquainted insight
and always with perspicacity
in our art and music hallways
of our quiet studios
to be as vertically augmented
without any shadow
of diminished notes
in any capacity
rocking within me.