TEMPORARY SHADE

AS YOU SLEEP
A ROOM AWAY
WITH SYLVESTER
AND THE PLASTIC BUNNY,
I'M WRAPPED
IN HOW WE MADE THE TENT
TOGETHER
IN SUNDAY GRASS
OF OLD TARP
CAST OFF STICKS AND STRING
BETWEEN THE SILVER MAPLES

I TOOK YOUR PICTURE THERE
WITH DELLA
AND THE LADY BUG

WE WATCHED THE GRAY WINGED HAWK
DIVE FAST
TO PREY
IN DONALD JORDAN'S FIELD

LIFE

AND WHAT IS LIFE
BUT MAKESHIFT TENTS
A TEMPORARY SHADE

AND WHAT IS DEATH
BUT A GRAY WINGED HAWK
SHARP SIGHT
AND DIVING FAST

(FOR LEILA
APR/28/1981)
REH