Birthday scarf for Anne Waldman
Sun streams between leaves
of the big Oak
straight towards me at an angle
I change positions
to see the light pulse through again
the cat wants my attention
like all the details of the world
look at that river mist rise
farther off like a Chinese scroll
of rivers & mountains for women
or a Tibetan tanka
with Tara contorting, enlightened & writhing
You are writing by keyboard
Hand painted scrolling
When I think of you
I think of energy in motion
of mind heart moving in passion
Searching, researching, reaching
Spinning out your particular
Takes on the flame of word world
Dynamo Flowing Flower – Whitmanesque
in your language
Femme, familiar & fiercely new
lighting the fire of our hearts
of words – margins of books
Overflow with erudition song
Anne you stand for so much
in my heart as unrepeatable example
to go on playing your heart ray word
strings paisley linen tablet patterned
rising up over mountains
then walking down 6th avenue
only once do I remember
being with you on the subway
both of us surfing
holding onto the straps – coursing
& I saw how tall you stood
under the Village
one never to be contained
We are usually in rooms together
with others we know or will soon
or outside on the way to somewhere else
Gamine beauty always
Loved & loving so many
flowing steady in poetry’s material dress
I caress this particular diction
Your seasonal song
the world belongs to you
as cosmic bubbles
multiply again & again
a spherical song
spun out colors – rainbow!
somewhere on the mountain
Of your immense presence moving always
I bow to you
I tremble with how you’re
Telling it like it is
again & again
a spherical song
Anne you stand for so much
as cosmic bubble
being with you on the subway
both of us surfing
dynamo Flowing Flower – Whitmanesque
farther off like a Chinese scroll
femme, familiar & fiercely new
flowing steady in poetry’s material dress
gamine beauty always
hand painted scrolling
holding onto the straps – coursing
I bow to you
I caress this particular diction
I change positions
in my heart as unrepeatable example
In intellect investigative
In your language
I saw how tall you stood
I think of energy in motion
I tremble with how you’re
lighting the fires of our hearts
loved & loving so many
like all the details of the world
look at that river mist rise
multiply again & again
Of mind heart moving in passion
Of the big oak
Of rivers & mountains for women
Of your immense presence moving always
Of words – margins of books
Or outside on the way somewhere else
Overflowing with erudition song
One never to be contained
Only once do I remember
Or a tibetan tanka
Rising up over mountains
Searching, researching reaching
Somewhere on the mountain
Strings paisley linen tablet pattern
Straight towards me at an angle
Spinning out your particular
Spun out colors – rainbow!
Sun streams between leaves
(the cat wants my attention)
To see the light pulse through again
Telling like it is
Takes on the flame of word world
The world belongs to you
To go on playing your heart ray word
Then walking down 6th avenue
Under the village
You are writing by keyboard
Your seasonal song
We are usually in rooms together
With others we know or will soon
With Tara contorting, enlightened & writhing
When I think of you