Waiting for Sleep
(i)
sleepless night
watching sweet gum by sweet gum
the rising moon
(ii)
faithful as old hounds
arthritic knee and thumbs
sharing my bed
(iii)
a sour stomach
remembering the days
I ate what I pleased
(iv)
the neighbor’s dogs
what sets them to barking?
they, too, are lonely
(v)
the moon descends
from cell tower to belfry
sleepless night
JS Absher (revised from Twitter)
