twist of tongue
touch words—words forgotten
words to express more than a meaning
the galloping stride of horses
the measured throat song
smoke burning
this nuance of age, sex, color
eyes locked in hopeless fascination
where will my words go
when I am gone?
and where the world
in each morpheme?
the dog’s language is a language of scent
sent over miles and marks of dominance
she twitches her nose and listens
birdsong is a tongue of tones
crows call in the darkness of dawn
robins have a song for rain
where will my words go?
words to express the meaningless
an order to the random
a name for the unknown
whispers in firelight
smoke rising
when I die
cut out my tongue
Pinwheels 