AN UNCERTAIN MOTION
An uncertain motion begins things,
Like smoke rising up from a fire
The turbulent air of summers and springs
Setting bounds on unstable desire.
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"The ages end more quickly now
The transient world reforms itself
Unconstrained by the chemistry of the past."
The transient world reforms itself
Unconstrained by the chemistry of the past."
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