From Mantis 3

once

Michael McDonagh


once
I had a feeling
once
I had a feeling
now
I had a feeling
now
I have a feeling
once
I had
a feeling
of
you
and now the trees move
and the stars
shine
and now the stars
stay
and now the trees
move further into the night
the light of clouds
the clouds in light
the clouds
and now the flowers
now
the flowers
all the flowers
are
here
in early
spring
as clouds are here
and we are
reading looking
at pictures
here
together
in winter
here
in fall
reading
looking
at pictures together
or sitting silent
sitting
here
and the sound
the sound
  of
time
the time
these eyes
see how they
open
how this
kiss
now opens
time
the time
this time
once
I had
now
I have
a feeling
of
that night
your hand
again
and sky
what a sky
  there is
what a sky
  remember
now
this
sky

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