William Kofoed Poet Free verse

White Linen

Hot summer sun in clear blue sky
	golden light pounds down on pavement black
searing heat reflects on walls near
	boiling hot the wet summer air

shingles of white reflect to sky
	captures the heat that lies beneath
wire screened windows were no wind blows
	moist searing heat in stillness lays

cold clear water now called forth
	shocking contrast within the heat
freely flows running down
	too quickly lost into the ground

weaving mesh of shocking white
	clinging tightly on moist curves
trapping holding moisture there
	growing warm within the air

quickly dancing within the flow
	chilling frigid unbearable cold
washing the heat quickly away
	coldness clinging within the weave

cold white linen clinging tight
	to quickly warming within the heat
briefly cooling what lies within
	giving form to what responds

searing heat wrapped in cold
	shocking message boldly told
slowly fading diminished away
	moisture hot lost in summer air
suburban walls lock away
	burning heat on a summer day
frigid cold of waters clear
	cannot long the heat contain

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