AMONG THE TREES

AMONG THE TREES

among the trees

another song of blackbirds

whispering in the classroom

the children invent new lives

and the birds are jealous

among the trees

the window reflects the pond

the invisible air is jealous

of the whispering in the classroom

I look to the order of the sky

to find my way home to the end of  a sentence

among the trees

whispering in the classroom

2/26/93  CPITS writing in class, first draft