sounds almost mute

like earth

like blood

then heat

move in shadows          slow given back light

measure          the measureless

once more around time
fracture sound

          half sigh

          fill sky

gather old light from other place

when we,                    new

          muted

you, gentle

slipping through horizons

for bird song

for your poems

for what you have buried here

give these offerings

say to dawn,

          make light soft

          make light gentle

          make it not a night

          split open

let not this night

          split me open
I’m still asleep

but you know I will wake

if you need