dear ---

 

can self miss self


out of season

blue-black iris

déjà vu


but

to miss one-self in one’s own present tense?


surprise surprise

(surprising L) I do

that is

miss me

 

scrim of leaf bits

brings them back

yellow stamens

thick stems


stuck in home’s water murk


the one good

cut-glass vase

 

oak breakfront


whose stain


always seemed


dull dark


suspended