On The White Road
On the white road
in dust of summer
someone’s arriving
apricots bend
from the wall-garden
welcoming summer
someone’s arriving
clothed only in light
his hands empty
his eyes full of islands
stroked by blue ocean
in the summer air
violent and singing
on the empty road
someone’s arriving
the white light
cherishing his step
and his naked stare.
William Dickey
Hass, Robert., ed., “On The
White Road”. Poet’s Choice: Poems for Everyday Life. Hopewell, New
Jersey, Ecco Press: 1998. pp.144-145.
