The orange gladiolus are blooming
In the vase, even though they can’t be seen.
The difference between chance and
Meaning is a distinction in tone:
I can evoke the petals spinning open
In time and space as the Dance of Shiva
If I so choose, and I do. I’m speaking
Of light and how it can make the air
Visible, so that you will understand
In the words I write what I mean when I say that I love you.
