Poem Category: Living Elderly

living elderly–

autumn falls

in the hearing of leaves

living elderly–

dust to dust

moved about the house

living elderly–

the returns of my breath

to the nearness of trees

living elderly–

in the breath of

the nearness of trees

living elderly–

white-gloved

in her Sunday pew

living elderly–

powering the pot plants

the moon moves on

living elderly–

the older songs

with all the words I know

living elderly–

stirred in the cups of tea

a leaf of mint

living elderly–

‘A spring thaw’

I whisper to the dog

living elderly–

how silently

dawn colours