BY JAN HAAG
NOSTALGIA FOR THE PRESENT
1981
The cicadas like
electrical impulses
fill the afternoon
from
one fastness of the universe
to another
buzzing
filling my heart
with summer
leaves in abundance
covering the forest
grass
covering the hills
love welling up
spilling across
your
body
my body
awash
with the
soul-contracting
surprise
of a gasp
as you touch my hand
my
face
as you touch my belly
like a cicada
full of electrical
impulses
in the quiet
of the summer afternoon
where two lives
intersect
I hardly dare breathe
with your fingers
against my
lips
your touch on the very
apex of my heart
electrical
impulses
as pervasive
as the cidada's hum
through the summer
afternoon
as the mist
obscures the number
of the leaves
on
the trees
and my heart
cries
with longing for
this
moment
to happen
forever
Copyright © 2000 Jan Haag
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Jan Haag may be reached via e-mail: jhaag@u.washington.edu
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