The artist's fingers seek and find squelched
deep inside his rumpled linen coat
the lawyer’s letter (signature required)
growing damp and crumpled there
he stands and draws his few visitors toward
the glass chilled by cold drafts tugged helplessly
into thin indentations where beyond
crackled windows a golden moonscape glows
a leaf grows here a twig dries there lizards
lounge companionably trying to warm their skin
in watery sunlight requiring nothing more than
an opportunity to taste the apple-scented air
(c) 2018, by Hannah Six
Image: Sahara Desert (wislamos/Pixabay)
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