March 15, 2019 Robert Sage Wilber is 91
When Eye First Heard
Thunder
Eye was alone
in This House O’ Mine
afraid The Power could go out
but I listened and listened
to My Radio
and Eye/I
was fine
We were in a place
of Our Own Design
alone and private
to lie together on the ground
to make a baby
with a little face
and blue baby eyes —
The Child of Our Sacrosanct
Understanding
When Eye lived in Shelburne
there was a smart-looking woman
Who pushed a baby boy
around in a stroller
properly bundled for winter
but She Herself wore only a sweater —
She had been a nurse
@ Roseway Hospital
but something happened —
Her marriage ended
and She was on Her Own
with two bouncing girls
Who were taken from Her @ The Mall
and the boy —
a boy from a man named Trevor —
When He was taken
She told me
She hit the sweet jesus
Floor
ONE WHOLE DAY
in This Life O’ Mine
The Cloud Formations never ended
and I saw The Magnificence of God
again
in the tumultuous paint
of Light and Shadow
Depth and Fullness
Undulating
to humble me
Eva was asleep
so by the exit
The Lounge was full
of His Audience —
Elders in Their Wheelchairs
gathered, assembled
listening to “The Master of The Wind”
and “He Who Holds Tomorrow”
while I stood
in applause
Eye just told My Daughter
My Weather
& She told me Her’s
Out West
east to west
Mine is snow, blowing
and Her’s is the upcoming
Croci
He wore black
& Eye wore black
And He told me
He doesn’t like cruises
So the trip of a life time
OUR life TIMES
is in the works
Joanna Gilman Hyde 