Violet gray
winter abandoning
bird trembling
in violet gray.
Stones in desert foliage
speak of Christ
violet flesh
gray eyes
troubled, fearful.
Fire on the water
water violet gray
in the morning.
Hymns, antiphonally,
Gregorian tones
in violet gray.
Hush! Hush!
whispered season
a waiting, afraid
of violet bursting
gray emanating
dubious death
questioned arising.

Menlo Park,  California – March 9, 1984
Lenten Series