I SEE YOU

In the morning rain
Chamomile and grapefruit
Soaking in this change
And trying to reach you
Been dying to reach you

My stones are in their place
Quartz, granite, K2
An orchid in the vase
In rooms too tired to wade through
And so shy of a breakthrough

I see you
I see you
I see all your faces rippling out
Lost my chase
On dark days
And highways
I see you
I see through walls of laurel leaves that calmed me down
When all my hiding places slipped away

Another morning moon
Out the kitchen window
The cherry tree in bloom
And so much we don’t know
Just ferns in the old growth

I see you
I see you
I see all our sages walking us out
Found your face
In wood grain
And hallways
I see you
I see to every fire tender calling me down
To find my place before it slips away