sleep is hard work
in this long wave of heat
your skin covered in a fine
diamond party shine of sweat
but you're trying
deepening into your body
loosening your grip on day
filling your lungs with the memory
of fresh night air
turning your sight inwards
imagining
you in a flowing unknown dress
delicate moon white but made
from something robust raincoaty
parachute like but elegant
with one shoulder free
you wear it with a fluffy lavender cardigan
barefoot in the park
visiting your special tree
the big serene horse chestnut
greeting you with joy but now
emitting low energy
the leaves a shrunken crepe paper
tired green
suddenly alarmed
catching tree thoughts
you let your cardigan fall
a luminous lavender shred
on the dark dry ground
and start dancing
in your moon white basic
coaxing a near-invisible shine
of moisture from the night air
shimmering young rain spirits
looking down on earth
from their little protective caves
in heaven
just clear and cool living
in the palace of heaven
you're dancing a prayer for moisture
to the green world
rain dancing rain coaxing
the diamantine shine
from spirit to misty to moist
come come out to play
in a dream within a dream
you wake up tense and poised like a dancer
tomorrow you're going to start training again
Vera Kelgart (with Isis Arkimer crystal) 2018
