a crane shares her name
but she retains her own
aquatic bloom.

Long and casual, there are four
sides to this girl
so carefully arranged

they flower like this:
wise girl then foolish,
sad girl then joyous.

Together, they float in perfume
while legs tangle, her denim roots
absorbing the blue scent
of twilight and pines.



�2007 by Wendy Howe
posted 7/2/07