light-footed

sometimes before sleep

when your body is already

sinking down down through padded darkness

with your eyes closed already

you'll find yourself

in a heart-shaped room opening out

to the forest

imagining

you in a salwar kameez style but nordic

rugged jersey tracksuit but shiny

beaming wild strawberry radiant red

and new rosy sneakers on your feet

light-footed as a hind in the forest

your suit sprinkling sparks as you run

juicy red dots on the dark forest floor

wild strawberry planetary pilot lights

like nursery night-lights reassuring

this planet is a real home

in the morning you'll feel like

you've been talking to people all night

convincing them buzzing with distant

fragments of discussions

later you'll see music

hear colours

Vera Kelgart  (with Isis crystal 'Avalon')  2017