April 17: For Now by Liza Hyatt

For Now

A robin’s song
flies through the open window
between dream and daybreak.

Carrying a heavy load,
a vagabond with a worn suitcase,
I set it down for now
on the side of the dream road
and relax.

I become
a small wild creature
alive in the world’s
singing.

—Liza Hyatt (Marion County)

Liza Hyatt is the author of Under My Skin (Wordtech Editions, 2012), poems of relationship and longing.  A poet and storyteller who has resided in the Lawrence/Oaklandon area of Marion County for over 15 years, Liza is also an art therapist.