Beware the Ides of Vikingo on the 15th of Ghazal

watching a green fern grow and thrive,
roots all tangled in a jar for kosher pickles

thought about the feel of skin under fingertips,
it's almost light now and the cars are heading home

truth wore a mask & held a red, white & blue cross,
i decided honesty was better but cost more $$$$$

eyes closed and stretched flat in the middle of a
lake, don't know how but i've learned to float

arms wrists & ankles twisted all together in love,
all the sirens and alarms sound like music