can you ?/ do this —
/ look /
/ petals I scattered / on  path beneath /

can? / you continue?
/ leaving /
when once again / I have not-enough ?

silent / my never-enough / just now
/ mischievous /
air / swirls blossom-snow

/ thus what we think we know
/ transforms /
surprise / begets mystery

offers us this —
/ startle /
nothing remains the same / nothing changes

love I can / can I ?
/ welcome /
this pierce / this paradox /

/ this  harsh requirement / our couple-colour iridescence /
lustrous
weave / you not staying / I remaining

poem and photograph by Jo Mariner