Dreamer Awake
by Rachel Sermanni
“long conversations
even longer stretches of road
smiles vanishing
o'er moonlit horizons of memory
long-held griefs
cracking forth from bones
old wounds releasing fumes
birds gliding
born mid-flight
pockets of light opening
welcoming home
shimmering parts
that have been out
wandering for years
incantations
washing soul clean
deep draughts of renewal
from a holy Scottish well
”
Start over.
