Blue – Sherry Rind
Island of Rhodes
Silver filigree on a silver chain
the hamsa centers a bead
the sky’s in the bead
where it meets the sea
the dome of the synagogue
is the clear blue of sky
one dream colors the day
coffee for two
coffee for one
the body memory of lift and pour
the eye expects
a form not there
a drop of
panic winds like filigree
through the veins
the steps are white
and the pebbled walk to the door
the walls washed
chalk white, blue, pink
the people wear black—
holes in space
bury the light
blue is a hush
a distance
far down the cliff
through the blue-green water
no end to anything
but us.
Sherry Rind is the author of four collections of poetry and editor of two books about Airedale terriers. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Anhinga Press, Artist Trust, Seattle Arts Commission, and King County Arts Commission.