for lorna kalaw tirol who wondered
what it would like to have a poem dedicated to her
most times we just need the refreshment
of unfettered views
those times we don't need anything
not a thing to frame them with
not grills, not jalousies which are
the worst--they stifle what should
freely float
as for blinds
that you pull up at first light
& bring down at evetide
those times they are
barriers to break
i don't know about you
but i'd rather live with sheer curtains
or those made of beads, rolled paper &
small bells that talk & tinkle
as you walk through them
or are as still as you
on airless afternoons
yes, we can agree to just
set up two chairs,
maybe even four, but with a view
of the possibilities
of the infinite
--Babeth Lolarga
Photos from Heather O'Hara's Quantum Grace Facebook page and another FB community page
