night swim
the water is warmer
than the soft night air,
stars are dipping big and little
across the velvet sky
orange trees
look like dark green
corrugated cardboard,
moonlit cutouts
all the world
is night different,
shades and textures
undayed
we tread water,
kicking our legs
to keep afloat
under the infinite
stars smile
at our tiny grand plans,
which fade to shadows
in the peaceful water
7/2/22
I like your poems. They help me to lift my American language to a higher level. I am a Swede.
Thanks very much!