Thursday, July 06, 2006

I Hang it, Withering, On the Porch Light

South Carolina
pin oaks drop mistletoe in
July thunderstorms

My disposition,
a hopeful flag, though poisonous,
of green stuff woven

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

You should stand below
as pin oaks drop mistletoe,
waiting for a kiss.

Your earnest seeking
may be rewarded with
more than Summer heat.

Tangeline said...

I recline upon
the white plastic patio
chair below the light.

My only suitors
are moths. (Why do you sound like
a fortune cookie?)

Anonymous said...

Through the evening damp
Drawing from a distant sky,
A single moth comes.

He's compelled to fly
Not for the love of porchlights;
For the flame is you.

mlabar said...

maybe we just need a new lightbulb. i hope.

Anonymous said...

"The moth don't care when he sees the flame/he might get burned, but he's in the game./and once he's in he can't go back"
mann