january

cradling your body
in half-sleep
you feel green leaf
after green leaf touching
your dreamy mind

you only wanted this one nightdress
white cotton with a green leaf pattern
not warm enough for january
your friends slightly shivering
at the sight

but you need to sleep
in this gentle scalloped cotton
when you wake up rested
ready for a new year
you'll offer the world a green leaf



Vera Kelgart  (with golden healer Herkimer)  2016