Oysters are a gift by mugwort in the reeds.
Mass of shells, in each the succulence of
being. Honeysuckle and beach rose. Leaves
lifting chlorophylled faces to the sun.
Discarded blue Hot Wheels, shards from
sunglasses, wave-smoothed granite, and silica.
The gift of sight and the gift of being seen. Life
beholding life: dependencies and origins.
A body to walk, a cortex to think. Blue
backdrop of sky, descent into day, ascensions
of night, dogs, sweatpants, double-
strollers. Bless the things I want to bless, and
the gifts I refuse: limitations, food cravings,
rushes to judgment, tender buds on
dying trees, empty homes.
Neologism Poetry Journal, no. 51, Aug. 2021.