home.

home.

Chopping wood.

(step, swing, impact, fall, roll, quiet)

Everyday he works.

Everyday his hands grow rough

and everyday he learns-

Chopping wood.

Here the garden gains color,

and then the walls,

and then the fireplace rises out of something.

Multitudes of windows

melt down, arms thrown around sun rays.

Here dust naps on the mantle,

the kitchen table, the light inside

to fill and to be sure.

The land he chooses

is here along the river bank,

is here against the flesh of her palm.