Song

rain on the lake
room at the lodge
alone in a room
in the lazy light

loons on the lake
geese in the air
moose in the woods
aware    awake

a cry dislodged
from the musty woods
the gamy musk
of the one aroused

the roaming moose
the rooms lit up
the woods awake
in the loony light

the moon dislodged
the lake aflame
the Muse amazed
amused     aroused

Copyright Credit: Lloyd Schwartz, "Song" from Cairo Traffic. Copyright © 2000 by Lloyd Schwartz.  Reprinted by permission of The University of Chicago Press.
Source: Poetry (October 1997)