1.
reincarnation
again the old dark
obsession rises in us
a garden butterfly
drifts openly
between the rocks
2.
a lasting glimpse of bliss
then waking again
to unconsciousness
and on route to the welfare
over and over I lose
my grasp of the way
3.
gaps between wheel-spokes
the play of breathing
through a reed-pipe
this moment occurring
in all the time before
and all the time after
4.
an arrival
I give a part of myself to the air
I take a part of the air for myself
even the memory of recent pain
is a comfort
through this peaceful night
5.
after heated dreams
wriggling from
my sleeping bag
in the cool grass
of the camp lawn,
a butterfly
