Outside, the Silent Garden (uncollected poem)

Wind
and rain.
Silent flowers under thunder.
She tends the garden
by staring through the window.

A downpour of thoughts

mix daydreams and doubt,
splash in her mind
and channel off.

The green in her eyes

runs down her cheeks
like unripe berries
falling and bouncing from sight.

She’s waiting for new scenery

with laughter in her pockets.
The hair across her shoulders
sleeps.

And the heartbeat beneath her skin

waits patiently
for his kiss.