Air

when the structure of the music changes
the structure of ice changes too
and the structure of the stars
and the temperature of the sky

and the mood of the listener changes
that of the king in the same room as the string quartet
and of the street bum just outside the sight of the palace guards
but still within hearing range

    o hear me o loki
    o hermes    coyote    o god
    whose name is so old that everyone has forgotten it
    i have left apples for you on the kitchen table
    and a small radio playing softly

    i have not forgotten you

from Amateur Mythology (2017)