Joy, Tethered
words, flinty
file by my eyes,
on parade
in command regs
blue and green,
an apocalypse
upon the page
without a requiem
to mourn their passing.
i tether my pencil to them
wistfully
my eyes regaining
their vision
a prayer
chanted in the evening gone,
a river of joy at my feet.
copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2014