Boy in an Apple Tree Grappling
with Happiness
sun through leaves shadows
on his face
as on a dappled stallion
time was a tick, a heartbeat
drawn out
long as the orbit of Uranus
84 to 1 of our years
slomo
heartbeat that sustains us
in a capsule with companions
in a memory
in a moment that contains us
thread of something through the raptures
of the changes of dominions that remains us
in our sky nearby a star affirms
holds feet to fire
a blistering gold medallion
.
by Jim Culleny
5/26/12