The Kindness of So Many Strangers

In the bemusement of a smooth day
imagine yourself, virginal,  nestled
in the kindness of so many strangers

In this dreaming time,
imagine yourself walking in balance,
complemented
spirit self with cultivated daisies
and succulent cucumbers harvested
at sunset, ready to be  the center of the feast.


If we are lucky, you will remove the bemused vendor,
hand over the keys to the only home you have known
and slip into innocence like an otter down the banks
of warm and fragrant sands.