Three poems by marcia arrieta

the words

the words appear like sunlight      visible lines of wind & dust
luminous incantations of the Sacred Valley, of the Sedona desert

I draw the tree close to the river

the continuity of music    the precise contour of life     like the individual
fatigued yet continuing          the velocity     —     indefinable      precise

the red thread

makes its way through

the streets of Mexico City

dissolves time

questions the sky

weaves orange & yellow

adds green & purple

listens for the angel Gabriel

embroiders water

walks through the bosque

paints eternity

frees pages from books

trying to organize the years

gingkoes & snowflakes     roses grow up the fence

timelines become important     mirrors break

there are no limitations         minutes become hours

The Catcher in the Rye         Slaughterhouse Five

snowy owl & bear          the monarch butterfly

Fromm’s The Forgotten Language
 
 
could we dream the answer?