Before she sleeps, my daughter and I
face each other on her pillow,
our heads heavy, our eyes half mast,
and in the dim light we recite
“The Owl and the Pussycat”—
the words seem to leap between
our breaths so that we can’t tell
where each other’s voice ends or starts,
and I think of the pericardium
around the heart, which the Chinese say
is a boundary place that decides
who gets in and who stays out,
and I marvel at how, for now,
on this quiet night, our hearts
seem to need not any space apart,
and after the owl and the pussycat
dance to the light of the moon, the moon,
we curl into each other’s curves
like two parentheses
on the same side of a thought,
like twin silver runsible spoons.
Magic moments!
I hope I always remember it 🙂
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Wonderful, Rosemerry!
Rosemerry, thankyou thankyou thankyou for these daily poems. I so look forward to them each morning. Partly inspired by your generosity, I have a daily haiku practice that I began sharing in January. Here is today’s, along with how to subscribe. Perhaps you’ll be interested in receiving, or passing on the information to anyone who might. Namaste, Lyn Hopper
Daily Haiku
February 28, 2017
Love is our gateway Opened by self-compassion Be your own refuge
*About Daily Haiku: *Since the first day of August 2016 I have had a daily haiku writing practice. New subscribers can visit http://eepurl.com/cvXSmX to sign up. Feel free to share this link with anyone else you think might be interested. And thanks for reading!
Lyn, congratulations on your daily practice, and this is a beautiful poem. Thanks for the nice note, too, about my blog. I am reluctant to add another daily email to my already overstuffed inbox … perhaps you would consider sending them to me sometimes, though? Paste them in here as comments? I’d love to read them sometimes! https://ahundredfallingveils.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit-comments.php?comment_status=approved#comments-form
The pericardium was a very creative touch! You done good, Rosemerry!
Thanks, Carol I owe that new knowledge to the acupuncturist 🙂 Xo r
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