Kit Kelen #1139 - lullaby (for Jerusalem Waterfall)

1139

lullaby

for Jerusalem Waterfall

with treetops

to make a land holy

to get to sleep

and past it –

a various turn

pillowed on a fleece made cloud

then we are its invention

forested up

and hid under rock

little and less we are

streets must be emptied

weather let go

close the book up tight

just picture

the shrinking thing

all tribes are welcome in my head

counting bahs to Nod

and coo too

rocking till the stillness sets

blue sky in it

and later on a little star

… someone was the bird to sing

we vanish from a purpose

here at the edge of

someone drove a little car

and over the border to night

cradle up cats and shanty my sea

pat for a rhythm along

little boat set out

discovering

there is a bit of ballet too

twinkle the toes

as they come still

and coo

pat

snuffle

here is the garden I am

all compost variations

fart

finding time

finding tune

here is the clear-through of my head

like a superseded watch

icky in

sumer is icumen

say ‘baby’

whisper me home

and lull

every heart there lit to dream

and make the meadows bright

everyone was loved at least this far

once

my writing

smaller and smaller

till song

and hum

and gone