On a distant limb

Hanging by the thinnest thread

 Catch me when I fall

Beady eagle eyes

Reading between every line 

There’s nowhere to hide 

Behind every door

Lies a maze to get trapped in 

Can I hide out here? 

In the garden air

Under the box tree, I said

Will you come to me 

Wherever I am

On mountains or beneath seas

I will still trust you  

Ramsons scent the air

Wild and fecund in spring light 

Shivering bear limbs

Afternoon sunlight 

Steams through the open French doors

There is calm in light 

Hairy catkins bloom

From willow trees I planted

Springing from my hands 

In the cherry tree

Wait for you to come to me

Ever patiently

Curled up in a shell 

Tight spun yarn in twisted skeins

Bones knit together