Soft Frogs
frogs can be so loud
when still invisible
standing by the car
near deafening their calling
in the darkness
the tarmac slidey in
the oil the drip
of Unanderra undercarriage
held me
stopped
and what I think the morning
in this suburb
will bring
is my
Jericho
with all the pottery shards
little boomers
cantors chanting
singings blocked
in volume
daylight
not a frog for miles
one hand on the car door
outside a damn Thai restaurant
my walls shook
hard
fell down
O wow, I'm so intrigued by this one. How many threads. How many frog voices.
ReplyDeletewhat a conceit, wonderful, Kerri....and what are you doing in Unanderra?!
ReplyDeleteEfi, I left today, I was at the Nan Tien, which is my home temple, for the tea retreat. I started this the night before - I always assume the worst before a retreat.
DeleteOh wow, I'm often there on a Sunday. I almost went today for a pot of my usual, their lotus tea. But decided to stay home and catch up on poetry writing. I hope the retreat was good for you. I really like the head nun - she's a great meditation guide.
DeleteIt was terrific, I recommend the tea meditation.
DeleteBeautiful, beautiful, Kerri. Those frogs are up to something!
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