To Catherine Deneuve (+2)

I gave my heart to someone in the rain,

the clouds exploding, witness to my vows

The water carrying away each fervent wish

—to stream in happy aqueducts of love

(Dreamsleep: January, 2021)

"In A Small Pond"

While safe in my corner,

so sure of myself

I criticized everything,

what’s thought and what’s felt

Secure in the fantasy,

my back to the wall

Returns to diminish

—the big to the small

(Dreamsleep: January, 2021)

Perpetuo Adest

We serve the moment,

bespeaks the Lord

To live eternal

—in time untoward

(The Book Of Prayers: January, 2021)