The Known, the Secret, the Forgotten by Joan Wheelis

Author:Joan Wheelis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2019-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

thoughts

From Allen to Ilse

19 April 1997

43rd anniversary

THOUGHTS

I

He thought

I had a treasure

but somehow I lost it

The birds fly north

I’m sad

II

He thought

I had an ordinary thing

but thought it a treasure

It doesn’t matter

I lost it

The west wind is cold

I’m disillusioned

III

He thought

The real illusion

(if that makes any sense)

is to believe in treasure at all

The leaves fall

I’m cynical

IV

He thought

I have lost everything

the stoicism to stand unmoving

in the blistering desert

The hope to stumble on

after the glimmering blue water

The trees are bare

I’m desolate

V

He thought

what is this thing?

slipping through my fingers

glittering in the moonlight

beckoning dancing

teasing entrancing

quicksilvering through my fingers

so fast so fast

I’ll cup my hands to hold it

In the dark wood the trillium is blooming

I’m happy

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.