, a half-step
color of mourning,
can be worn
two years
after death. Attuned to one
another, we sat convening around a table
planning a picnic at Cullen Sculpture Garden.
We focused thought an hour
on possible
overlooked needs like when
to send invitations. The committee discussed
a purple tablecloth, tabling
schedule. We thought
every possible
thing one picnic
might
need. Attuned to one
hour of calm
attained by convening
, nothing in thought
but our picnic.
Heliotrope flowers follow the sun.
Heliotrope follows
the perfumed mix of us seven
unaware of everything
but the picnic. The idea is to stay
absorbed before death.