When the red mums pop
And the yellow yarrow waves
When the lavender sleeps
And the moneywort fades
Then the leaves drop, drop
On these lichen-splattered rocks
And an old wound throbs
As the silence mocks
My whispered wish:
‘Oh come for a spell!
Let me feel you smile
If you do, I can as well.’
But the North wind blows
And the great oak shakes
And the hawk, he knows,
Love is HERE! Stay awake.
-Allegra Jordan, 2020