It was a warm day.
I took the morning off work
just to be with the rain.
You were sombre when you left.
One of us
has to take this world seriously.
*
There is a possum on the roof tonight.
If I ran away into the mountains
how many animals
would share my hut?
*
I slip into bed.
You were sick today
and will be grumpy if I wake you.
Still,
it’s worth it for a kiss.
*
So many things still to say,
about the mess of it,
the mess of me.
I went off into the mountains.
You followed me.
We walked back down together.
Poem
Coming to Bed Late After Reading Wang Wei
Jonathan Hadwen