Reprise
I have learned a lot
in the past half decade.
I have learned to make
a good cup of coffee to begin the day.
I am often out of cream.
Sometimes I have planned ahead
and have bought evaporated milk,
the use of which I learned from you,
for just such emergencies.
I have not learned to sew.
Just so you know.
Outer Child
For every child in you
there is a bright and shiny Heraclitus
coppery with sunrise
like a new penny.
Except when it rains.
Then it is anything German or British,
like the charge of a lancer in fog.
Interview
If it is gentle and distant
it may do.
If it is a business meeting
or a presentation I will have to pass.
Unless the audio-visuals are good.
If it is a debate or an argument,
it’s wasting all our time,
knock on wood.
If it is a walk down memory lane
it is always too early.
If it is exploratory
it is never too late.
If it is a prayer breakfast
I’ll be there as an observer.
If it is a date on the calendar
it will have to be the full moon.
If it is check boxes with multiple choice
it may as well be noise.
If it is a secret rendez-vous
with destiny with no one knowing
whether we are coming or going
who could say no? I’ll bring
my valise.
[copyright EAC 2010]
