Peter Riley
Minor Thirds
1.
We arrive, we fly in,
Lead in our imaginary wings.
2.
Your hand in mine,
Your body in our bed,
Your breath mixed in mine,
Hope turns chordal.
3.
Through the day’s obscurity she burns,
Through failed languages and the constant
Drone that penetrates the window-frames
She burns like a lamp in the night
Somewhere close to the sea.
She burns like a red fire
Beyond parked lorries at the roadside.
4.
Sky streaked with rain and wind
Weighs on the dull fields.
Birds fly over the pond.
Love catches on your shoulder ahead of me —
Your grey scarf in the vast cold landscape
That follows us around all the time
Like a far-sighted tourist.
5.
Snow is falling. Are we
what we were and shall we remain?
Who knows. It is here,
my heart packed in your hands.
6.
Hope settles.
Last glimpse of a fast car oxydising.
Turning real.
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