*

*

lets peace in the door

it weaves around chair legs

rises like incense smoke

softens sharp edges

*

Alone

lets silence illumine each room

filtered from skylights

it glows iridescent in darkness

pulsing sparks of light

*

Alone leaves no one for fixing

loose faucet, gas leak

broken step, poison ivy

the handyman moved away

*

Alone is uncut lawn, untrimmed edges

a house that accuses

a yard that demands

an ant trail in the workroom

*

Alone

despite it all, is a river

peacefully flowing

silently glowing, a breath

from once upon a time