Shadow Harp
Virginia Salter

shadow-harp
on patio floor
silently strums
melancholy into my heart,
my soul

yet
shadow-ferns
trim this sunlit surface
framing the light
that seeks to illumine my being,
my countenance

oh that I
may take it in
make use of its awesome tenderness
its seeking to ungray
the very inner core of my heart

shadow-legs
stretch across the expanse
in slender stripes
giving contrast
giving dark and light
urging me to stand
in the light of morning


© August 23.  2000