Alphabet on Fire
Signifying garlands this zealous isle
with love’s convention overspread:
let the satellites wander primordial
& from this heat quantum attraction
(I mean, I mean, I mean)
syntax astrological— observable universe of roses,
orchids, lilies— until momentum orders
orbit (as law) and blooming sense.
Alphabet on Fire (2)
Like in a dream
where intention catches
in the instrument
(words came halting)
a lever—levee—released
and language aflame.
Do it again. It’s miraculous—
meaning piercing symbols
we offer like alphabets
of flowers the tongue, love,
is a fire transparent
razing fire clarifying
a form forged before its calling
then after—