LINGERING HOPE


I wander,
lost in an orange glow,
edges softened with purple.

Warmth washes
in comforting waves,
and I am home;
my body safely returned.

Long buried desires
well and stir. Dreams
called wants
flutter,
hover in possibility.
Could I? Dare I?

Hope arises,
lingers,
is mine again.
At last.


Copyright 2000 Kathleen Miller Thomas