Rainmakers
No gambling, no exchanging a fistful of signs. I’m
on to a good thing only when I see it. A meadow’s
seldom a risk if you think it through. My project,
so far as I can tell, is near to completion. Cloud’s
less dominant, it’s the place I choose to fix my gaze.
Attraction and retention. What’s gone comes back
as second person, flickers in grasses long enough to
hand back light. Hands are a happening out of the
time zone. A blur of welcome dislocation, soft as
rain. So I live beyond my means. So I’m scared
By shadows crossing a space. The still point’s not
where you think it is; in a song it’s not confined to
any one note. As much as they’d like to, insiders
won’t fuss about resolution. Either you’re getting
the picture or you’re not. When pressure’s intense,
You can be there, evident/substantial, wading in the
shallows, trailing fingers through an indeterminate
real – a smile is predictable, credentials green as a
life affords. Slash costs, write signatures without
the slightest preconception. Watch how meaning
Loiters in the least exacting places. Visible breath.
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