M87* (pt. 1)
Proem
On the radio
a child set
the Earth orbiting
a black hole
the Sun’s mass.
We used the planet
to see the first.
In the universe
dense regions
like this
are the exception.
This is true
across the scale.
So what is
this chance brush
and why have I
started with
the light out?
DAZE IV
Now less you
than the sealed
rolling papers
later accordioned
into crutches,
rusted blocks
again assemble
a head that rests
on two fists
and a torso twisted
ninety as if
sneaking along
you had been
caught out
question. Without
judgment
permanently
held
in this state
do you apprehend
miracles to which
you have become
accustomed
to depend on
Hysteresis
My exhaustion is complete
yet
tangled viola strings
may together yield
a major 7
as if there’s resolution
Above the bar,
wine bottles packed tightly
along white kitchen cabinets
ash
in tea candles
So dip again a finger
into the hairline fracture
making circles
through to the celler
spotlight your loss
at her throwing wheel
Evensong
In the galley kitchen
laughing
to herself when
the rest is stopped
to listen
for twainlight is inwindow
wisteria
from an instance
of rayleigh scattering
here speaking mutely,
recalled
Arpeggio is movement across
white sheets,
a slow translation
of curtains by air,
good morning