in between
waking, walking
in its quietly
crows are sleeping
 
the birds
one body
whole in knowing
 
 
the body undulates
high in the trees
makes seen the unseen
dark tongues rippling
 
dreaming out
shadow of pure
(which then points toward it)
 
cold awake
crow known
I smell my scarf
yeasty from hot breath
 
circumambulate
three times sunwise
for safe passage
 
the park a mandala
map of mind
branches lacing
confusion and clarity
 
as light breaks the body opens sharply
spellbroken  radial
outer edges peel
 
circum oak
circum knowing
shapes disperse and wheel
forms ululating
 
feather light lifts
flight lilting in me
what I’ve no need to carry