Thursday, February 20, 2020

AWAKENING IN 5 IRISH TOWNS ~






Awakening in 5 Irish Towns


                                                                             "Appalled: I see

                                                           the true shape of my hand"

                                                                            — Robert Sund



Cork


This morning, like other mornings,

one hand tucked into the other,

I watch tap water fill

the bowl they form,

but on its way to wash my eyes,

lifelines in the palm

foretell my heart's climate

and I spill cold water

in a puddle at my foot,

the bowl of fingers as gone

as all that was real when I dreamed.


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Michael Daly
Awakening in 5 Irish Towns
Empty Bowl