Barratone

slow motive
panic in red
a speared tongue.
a cry
a shoot and a miss
a throw and a kiss -
to my, to the - an army could.
remember a ripple,
only blue -
no less than red.
fall on down
cradle through the tree
watching from a window
reverse a blink and
a tear -
a lake on my lace
a heart on my lace
"Only in being!"
the scholars yell -
"barratone"
"barratone"
the lace sings
a melody
mellowly
"barratone"
"barratone"

(03/31/2001)

cito