number 10: Flowers from the vase number 2

Lily

she stands in the hall
her fist held up for a candle

she says not to worry
time passes she says
no cause for alarm
she says unless it stops

this is dreaming us both
she turns her lapel over
there's a dead lily
pinned there

#9: Cat Story

Cafe Afternoon

a cat's paw
scratches rivers
in a linen tablecloth
where two diners
now swim
pale as yogurt