How the words fall
the occasion of words
or words for an occasion
words that tell a story
or words that are the story
pivotal words not merely
yes or no but found to be
at every inflection of our lives
words in the midst of silence
intriguing or decisive words
A widow in a wise veil
a careless colour applied
to a carefree canvas
a meal consumed
without animosity
words measured so as
not to cause offence
or precisely the opposite
: if a silence is not observed
does it exist does it ?
A luscious red ball gown
laid across a bed –
who will wear it and
will she or won’t she ?
And if love is not observed
does it exist does it?
John Lyons
