White Buds

 

From here, white

will spread as a marsh

of buds.

 

The buds will form a box,

held in white, just short

steps from the marsh.

 

The worn box will hold

short buds, the shape

of eaves, that will step

 

out like tracks on a

long white marsh.

Your short steps

 

will be spread

white.  You will hold

a long white box,

 

& will take short

steps from the eaves

to form a marsh.

 

You will hold, near

the marsh, in a box,

white buds.

Jan Wiezorek writes and paints from the trails of southwestern Michigan. His poetry has appeared in The London Magazine, among other journals, and he has taught writing at St. Augustine College, Chicago.

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