Monday, June 21, 2021

LONGEST DAY

After fissures 
of lightning,

and the crack 
of thunder is over,

the first day 
of summer 
pours out all over—

the fresh honest light 
of a morning 

seeking nothing—
like a sentence
only started,

or a promise
not yet broken,

still moving-
ly devoid 

of any meaning 
or utility.