besmirching a cirrus-strewn sky
six rings chosen to deny
silence suffocates like cumulus in the ascendency
splitting the day, extremes in residency

what sounds now for the mind on tenter-hooks?
rumble of passing cars to be read like books?
as light touches ark turning blue
midday's port-of-call affords renew

familiarity override alienates isolation
the feelings a causeway and heart a tide,
emotional dam plugging away energy like sap
thirsting for you to bridge the widening gap