Four Changes

[lnhammer]

1. Midas

Stone, clod, twig, apple,
stair, cup, wine, dinner, daughter
all glitter golden.


2. Alcyone

The kingfisher cries.
On the gently lapping waves
Ceyx’s head bobs.


3. Achilles

Among the bright silks,
gentle soaps, and sweet perfumes,
a sharp, shining sword.


4. Cassandra

A woman’s whimper
as they drag a wooden horse
through the broken gate.

—1 December 2000

---L.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

The first really hits me in the gut, and the fourth too--but man, the pain when I think of the first one.....