washington

stones

on the side of a riverbend

fireplace and a shallow bed

in the arms of the rushing water

find

revelation in honeycomb

stratification of how to cope

if you follow design

fantasy

in the curls on your upturned brow

feel the warmth of the green and brown

books stacked up on your bedside 

firewood 

all soaked up in the backyard now

washington has a way about

the rain on embers of childhood