TAKE REFUGE

EARLY
TO WALK THE DEW GRASS FIELD,
TO BREATHE THE MIST
OF A PREMATURE FALL MORNING,
MY GRANDFATHER
I HANG YOUR SACRED GIFT
ABOUT ME,
FASTEN COPPER PAY DAY BUTTONS,
TAKING REFUGE
IN BLUE JEAN BLUE,
INSIDE
SAM NICELY'S WHITE DOVE PIN
RECALLS THE DREAM