Poem for a Wednesday

Breath

Whipping windy Wednesday
Flurried thoughts whirl with the leaves
colorful and complex

Sculpted seething stratosphere
Enticing hopes swan-dive from the height
soaring and blissful

Potent pregnant periphery
Infant love feeds on breasted space
Wide-eyed and strong

Bereaved begrudged billowings
Endebted heart pours itself out
grateful and quieted

~ Ben Bowen, October 30, 1996