photo by sarah hawker

ILLUMINATION

By Sarah Hawker

In blue moonlight

stars burn and slide

and catch in tangles of her hair

with fireflies

She tears the pages

of books you have saved

and builds them into paper boats

and lets them float away

A photo begun

illumination

a story come undone

so close your eyes

and you'll see why

illumination time

Float paper on the river

let words disappear

the beating of a thousand red wings

can you hear?

SARAH HAWKER © 2006 ASCAP