Ambivalent Sundays of autumn
each with forsaken agenda
rain where sun threatened
wind where dead calm prevailed,
and the aimless melismas of children
hoarding deciduous treasures
brilliant leaves
acorns
find no appointment for me
the wall between generations is natural
angels observe and learn without pedagogy
learning by being
being with autumnal sticks
and eyes watchful for disturbances
on landscape
seascape
homescape
watchful for the glint of madness
in parent’s eyes
ambivalent madness
pain where joy threatened
rage where calm prevailed
and the children go on hoarding
hoarding in the autumn
breathing to the bottoms of their chests.