Elegguas

13 Xang

Xanjpo at the Summer Solstice for Oya. in Washington sQ Park. Manhatta-n X^Jigo cyaan go no far -tha. all winter long he store the sounds you hear now in these man -dolins. all through the cold hard dark he labour for this light & now he find it on im lip. eblow the flute e string the lute . im rise & go again lookin for his Oya of the after -noon . im rose im pain the pale flame of im sun -set in the western tree She sits nowin the harmattan. surrendering to all this wave -ing green . heed -less of headlong papers todlers marijuana pushers lovers she cannot ever quite ig. nore inside this grave -yard Park, but even now if you look closer, beyond thisbook she's murmur -ing. beyond the cane -rows of the hair she's still up. braiding in the mirrow 79 she is canvassing beyond the language of the summer's clock -work warm & curl she's bearing to the water . you will already see the shadowes even by the lakeside . even by the fountain even by the footfall . even by the cart thats selling snowball ice-cream sky-juice pindar coca~cola even w/in the broadcast service of the cedar breeze the blackAvhite wayside tables plying chess even w/in the holocaust of hot minetta bushes' memories of streams even within the deepest orange brocade russets of her dream each year upon this longest day . lover of leaf-light golden beyond zodiac, emerald in pisces. indigo in platinegro where he feels most strongest, most certain, most lion, most lightning , most royal, most ra. sheen, most axe. most Xango when she's most loyal jasmine, most crest and silvershed. most mellow full moon rising crowded there will be this cloud . this sudden colour down, fall cold & pouring . bright & fading . each year upon this longest day . these lovers NYC 21 June 1994. 21 June 07version . rev *g«.in 26 sept 08 . 21 June 09 . 15 m».rch 2010 80 ...