Among the Grammars of Loss
One word
single on the leaf
reveals my helpless silence.
Among these pages
small ants, frantic
lose their way, drop back
to the bottom, scurry underneath.
Gnats on course stumble
blind, into my skin.
I brush them away.
Sunshine gleams. Calls
nearly opened green:
That call, those sounds, this honor of leaves:
Icons stirring within dusty clay
chambered walls.
Darlene L Witte is a former Professor of Education on the faculty of Northern Vermont University from 1993 to 2014. Born and educated in Alberta, Canada, she always meant to become a poet. Her thanks go to Stephen Kastner at www.greenmountainwriters.com for envisioning a vibrant community of writers. http://www.darlenewitte.com
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