in touching

in touching
for Keikei
december 2022
in the glen

rain in the furrows… pictured by the raincat

before
dawn,
falling
asleep
again as
one, head
by your
shoulder,
your fingers
again &
again
through
my hair,
rivulets
down
an iron
roof，
the pop
& flare of
tui call
in rain,
my nerves
played at
their horizon
along the
furrows
& ridges
of your
touch,
as the
night’s
narrowing,
hourglass
drops its
fading
grains
of dark
away

Click on the link above to hear a reading of the poem.  The accompanying music is from the piece ‘Godan-ginuta’ for the Japanese koto in a recording here by Nanae Yoshimura from the album ‘The Art of Koto Vol. 1’.  More information about the piece can be found at:  https://www.komuso.com/pieces/pieces.pl?piece=1874