EATING BLOSSOMS

And
she wishes she
had a tape recorder to
document the conversation,
so could listen to it later
away from the bonfire.

But then she's
not interested in listening to it now,
so why
when she is home and
surrounded by
books
and
blankets?

Instead,
go find a hammock
under a dogwood tree
with pink flowers
against the
telephone wires and
stars.