Tulips Opened

i thought i wanted
theatres, went looking -- found
i sought aliveness

Dawid wore black, twitched
constantly and smoked -- through him
i first glimpsed Poland

in Denmark tulips
opened when Mia, Karin,
Magnus did slow-tens

across the world i
finally knew my friends at home
and why i chose them

Icelandic winds for
three days roared, shaking the eaves,
threatening to snow