thirty-five years
after he died
before me drowning
in phlegmatic cancers
dad rose from dreams
then and now I heard
his responsible voice
you go to the work
I work then I work
within my way
what I lay down
arises from me
the past answers
the present questions
the future unfolding
(from a work in progress: “Arcana,” Kingwands, January 5, 2014)
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