A poem a day into the millennium
9 October 1999
The Infinite Regress
of Dawn
There are days when I just want
To sit at morning
like a feast.
Pulled-up, tucked-down,
crinkled
At the edges, a
used laugh
Lying on the corner
of your plate;
Want to pass you
the day's own
Thousand-taste relish
with a tart
Fillip of the gracespoon,
watch the
Resonances play
across your palate
And tweak you into
mischief;
Want to stretch
a half-thought through
The earnest sun
lying nearly risen
In your hair, hear
the counterpoint
Gurgling beneath
the wind, feel
A breath of whisper
on the soul.
- David Mitchell
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