To Begin With..... Poem by RIC BASTASA

one way to begin
is to rearrange a set of
furniture

this time you want more
light from the window
more space in the dining area
and a blank wall where
you can hang a painting of
flower fields and a river where
a woman brings her body
for the bathing

someone is coming back home
and you want to show that there are
changes

the motif is welcome
and colors are as bright as sun rising
scents of lemons
curtains could be light as they
could still be warm too

and your dog looks at you
waiting for another walk on an
early cold morning

perhaps you have not forgotten