April 17: For Now by Liza Hyatt
April 16, 2012For 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…
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.