lost, she took the sun
and swam farther than sagittarius
dropped a whisker before
setting out at sundown
trees dropped their leaves
in her wake, the nests
of grownup birds
revealed themselves
signs got stapled to poles
messages were sent out like prayers on water
nails got bitten back further & creases
entered an aging forehead
the moon caught you afar
in capricorn at last
not a feather ruffled
not one concern shaken out
we, the family, already
understood your absence
long ago, this quiet translates,
something has been ignored
meanwhile the nights pull furry
creatures from their dwellings
and regret from bedtime wishes
she found the trap
nobody is coming back
11.28.11
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