Light...

I have never seen

a ball of light,

so solid -

at once amazing

twice gigantic -

I am staring right
into this orange,

face of fire,

sinking,

fast below the palms

and slipping into

a vast ocean.

Don’t go,

don’t leave me here I shout.

Then,

for seconds my muse disappears,

hidden by buses, cars,

trees and trucks -

the entire disc whose wide radius

I seek is gone.

A breeze blows -

just a sliver appears,

just a slice,

only a small piece remains,

a swath of delight against

the brilliant sky for seconds more -

then dissapears again

to absolutely nothing

but my longing and this memory.

J.E. Dorsey 05.20.99 – 10.30.10

Week #21 Poem - from the book "Dorsey's Violin House - 52 Weeks
"A poetic journey through the year 1999."

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