.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Out in the garden, night-scented stock

breathes next to the deck

and the moon

is a suggestion three-quarters full

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The moon is three-quarters full,

and breezes run. I have Chardonnay and your absence

and other women's words

n the book you gave me."

 

Lines taken from, and image inspired by, "Summer Night Heat"

by Carmelita McGrath