Present in Scent
In the evening darkness
You tap recent grace notes.
Singing moments more clearly
Than the instant of a bulb.
Coffee smooth as an unguent
Heralds near satisfactions.
The air dilutes her presence
Until a key click blooms with return.
If we shared a language
The words would still be silent.
Scents of slow time shadowing,
This longer minded now.
Steve Smart is a poet and visual artist living in Scotland. He has been involved in a broad range of creative disciplines over time, collaborating with artists, performers, scientists, and others in a wide variety of fields. Web site: http://www.artsci.co.uk/sds Poetry Blog: http://stevedsmart.wordpress.com Twitter:@steveDsmart