your words only a
dream. only a
misty vision today.
never cloudless shape. never:
form (static/waking/restless)
reversal of the hours charm.
away and to and fro again
away and to and fro
goes the wind,
goes the riverboat eel,
belly full of thoughts, unfinished business
always unfinished, outdated
outmoded today
and on better days;
grief is the only word for departing.
well meaning grief
perfectly endless in its opening.