what of physics

how night falls

how temperature rises

and falls

what do we learn

what do we intuit

lin works through

the difference

~

there are three of us

since lin joined us

the dynamic shifted

again   a trinity

in our own way   holy

i write this in all seriousness

a sense of sanctity

written   but unspoken

~

what of physics

it is morning

dawn of a new day

cool rain

birdsong

streetlight through mist

through window

april was cruel enough

~

lin asks

why we live in boxes

when so many cultures

live in round houses of one room

western culture favors secrecy and shame

closing doors

suppression of instinct  

judgment

~ 

days which begin 

not at dawn

but by clocks

unnaturally

conform to the norm

this is difficult 

for her to understand

i say   you'll never get used to it

~

imagine time without clocks

dawn   day   dusk   night

the rhythm

we abandoned for something lesser

what could be

what might have been

what is

i pull the sheet over my head

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