figures at tempo
Kenneth Kesner
who has been there who will follow
maybe we get to go
speak out sometimes so to speak
take the sunlight lock the walls in place
it’s the time of labyrinth
watch the minotaurs at play
abundance is near
cornice of fate pediment of myth
forget to read write a dedication
a museum of acquaintance
watch the visitors and they’re gone
are you ready prepared to wait
look back softly if you’re around
morning still might last
caught in a prism sound in a vacuum
we hold now until we’re held
shadows talk a sense of light
don’t let go stay almost found
shoulder the same jettison the lines
pretend you’re not here if it’s so
circle back and check close to hand
Kenneth Kesner has worked abroad in various capacities with USIS. Some recent or forthcoming work is included in Forty-Eight Review, IthacaLit, Subterranean Blue Poetry, Taj Mahal Review and Tule Review. Whenever possible he volunteers to assist new immigrants to the US in the enculturation process.
