Dan Burke Home - Pale Yellow
Misunderstanding
Pale Yellow Misunderstanding
Soft hide of calf
Tail feathers of cotton
A craned neck in wonder
Watching patient with dish-brown eyes
In the air a rain of wonder drools
Drawing like nightshades
Tired, impatient for rest
Her chin falls loose-lipped yawning
Butter melts on pancakes of morning
It sleds on top of buttermilk
To round-rim edge white
Her words pour slowly brown maple
And fall lazy on spongy lies
O the delicate delicacy of dawn
Rapping winded on cool windows
Tapping foolishly out of rhythm
Scattered on thin paper
While warm cakes of winter
Slice in symmetric wedges
And dismantle wholesome edges
Of riverboats paddling south
Dan Burke Home - Pale Yellow
Misunderstanding
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