... 25 minutes
from the Hintertux Glacier
6 feet from my brother
and the snow caps are picturesque
storybook afternoon
we talk of our mother
our beautiful sister
Larah the bee
being herself in Köln
here we are
years later remembering how it was
in Bethel Town
so long ago
in Bethel Town
Jamaica
Jerusalem
faraway from here
the first Christmas for me
for those who wait for another
messiah
another crucifixion
another birth
Christmas
and my birthday to boot
me and Christ
born both outsiders
unwelcome
but here we come all the time
trudging the track of tradition gone
awry
babies are so vulnerable to the processes
of the places through which they come
happy holidays
kwaanza
birthday
whatever leaves you open
to smiling
three days after a small performance
in Heidelberg
thank you Concha and Frank
Jakob and Das Hotel Krocodil
on a street called Kleinschmidtstrasse
15
quaint little thing
not too far from the Buchergilde
cafe
bookstore
where I bought Neruda in German
translations are interesting
Zell am Ziller
and we head to Italy in a few days
for a meal or two
snow everywhere
and all my friends are far
and away
New York
Montego Bay; Kingston
Stockholm
Japan
I miss all the parts of what make you amazing
ah soon come
gimme a week and I will be
there
this is the first quiet
since I left Brooklyn
almost one week now
feels good
cushioned in the warmth of this
strange place of family
will tell you more as it unfolds
kisses from
the valley of the alps,
Staceyann
walk good!
Posted by: badgyal at December 21, 2004 11:21 AM