Season of Abundance
The magnolia trees are budding on 33rd avenue
in the rain that falls
while the afternoon sun shines
into our innocent eyes.
Eyes that see rainbows from the Morrison Bridge
spot cats under parked cars
& admire each others sidewalk chalk drawings.
He speaks up for himself on the phone.
She speaks up for others on the train
The grass he bled upon in the summer
is still rooted below
within the soil
across the street
The still-wet ground soaks through
the paper-thin picnic blanket
under the crying cherry blossoms,
dampening her high-waisted denim
Their glitter gets stuck on the rug
Evidence of a night out
Her white combat boots bought as a Hannukah gift
sprint across Peninsula Park at dusk
Her ex’s dog runs beside her with exuberance
The moment could last forever
A man offers a slice of Colby Jack at a bus stop
Four men ask for a spare dollar
One woman asks for $5
with burnt tinfoil in her right hand
They try to fold an origami rabbit for a woman.
They couldn’t bring the two sides together
Rick James, Frank Ocean, and Arctic Monkeys
play on the karaoke screen at midnight
Remi Wolf, Mk.gee, and Clairo
play on the bedroom speaker at midnight
A Holi Festival
full of color, full of life
precedes the Portland Gay Men’s Choir
full of color, full of life
She buys more produce and she buys more flowers
They dance in a friend’s basement
Swapping out wigs at a whim
No one bats an eye
Moving along
Coffee beans are spilled on the stage
Coffee grounds are strained at dessert
Colors seem brighter
Wounds seem deeper
The season of abundance.
