together in silence

alone at last
when the redbrick building closed for summer,
when the well-intended philantrophists
packed their bags and left,
when I paid the fees and fulfilled the requirements
there opened up a space
for me to breathe freely

alone with my thoughts
inviting you in;
inviting friends in

the near-insignificant acquaintances
(highly useful, highly temporary)
vanished, dissolved into air
as if - and indeed - as they never were there

my rooms are neat & tidy,
no need to clean after the entourage;
the circus of invisible men and disappearing acts
has moved town
so no stress,
my house is already sparkling clean and inviting
you in;
friends in

let us entertain each other
I have made a plan
of the great things that please us,
amuse us,
delight us so:
having two pots of tea for breakfast,
listening to radio all day long
and
and
and lieing on the bed, looking out the window,
marveling the world and each other
in silence
and alone at last

in complite solitude
I'm closer to you than in weeks
and I feel
so connected
alone