I Germinate

Until

The fire is humbled in the grate

This cup in its forgotten state,

that measured tides, high tides

Photographs the words

Unspoken

As a crocus offering saffron token

Until the dew evaporates

And while the clay bakes

I gestate

I'm here, I germinate

I'm here, I germinate

I will give you wanderlust

A tree must, tucked into earth unblinking

Set your compass to me my twin

The rub of life has moulded every limb

And shifter now has settled shape

You fight to keep yourself awake

I'm here, I germinate

I'm here, I germinate

Cora stay your hand and let the root keep hold in the ground

I unfold

I give you until there bleeds a seam of tangerine

Where bats in a blink eclipse the moon like whipped kerchiefs

In a courtly swoon

I'm here, I germinate

I'm here, I germinate

Cora stay your hand and let the root keep hold in the ground

Unfold

Until the last seed spills its green

The last wreath here between deft fingers mend a ring complete

Until the sea roils sweet

Until armadas sweep the dead

West Pier

I wait

I'm here, I germinate