PREVIOUS TENANTS
Failed attempts at restructuring
the roof this morning
in the rain
in the rain
How it sits
my family flashing lights into the chimney
my family flashing lights into the chimney
trying to see
it
seeps
through the roof joists
and drips on the land
still upright tree wood (branches?)
drifting from the floor sill
and drips on the land
still upright tree wood (branches?)
drifting from the floor sill
Can I afford cross-beams?
How can I emulate the bark
of elsewhere, rootless timbers?
I stand on the front lawn,
window frames sophisticated.
window frames sophisticated.
All those glittering bits of glass
it's ok
it's ok
the housewood that reminds
of wood before its felling. Once more,
this time it's appropriate, with feeling.
our real needs
answer
you age
does not profit us
the hillside trees
leak also
the rain
down to their roots
of wood before its felling. Once more,
this time it's appropriate, with feeling.
our real needs
answer
you age
does not profit us
the hillside trees
leak also
the rain
down to their roots