across miles and oceans

what i send you in dreams:

a soft pillow

warm blanket

restful sleep

upon waking

loaves of bread

fresh water

clear skies

safe spaces

for you

for your loved ones

for all of us

everyone

everywhere

 

wishful forecasting

willing the rain

to stop falling

anytime

now

fill the skies

with butterflies

not a moment

too soon

we need their wings

right

now

winged ones

yesterday a visit

from a northern flicker

today

a magpie and sparrows

all are welcome

but most urgently needed:

doves

many many

many 

doves

send in the 

doves 

enough

lightpost in a dark alley

a strand of poplar leaves

illuminated

the room reflected back to us

after a windy day

all is quiet

indifferent to the 

news 

of 

the 

world

buffered

tranquil

still

winged ones

many feathers

touching down

today