fill your own chalice
before calling others to sup
neither rectitude nor "engagement"
as the French say
je mens, tu mens, il ment
not mon
the other is not mine
but mystery
the earth
turned through worms
sweet scent
of rain and rot
your salty thick nectar
makes me see stars
photos: Nice 2019 fireworks over the port
Raleigh, night of two moons
