Privacy
By C. D. Wright
The animals are leaving
the safety of the trees
Light sensors respond
to the footfall of every guest
To retard the growth of algae
The fishes must be moved
from the window
Stiller than water she lies
As in a glass dress
As if all life might come to its end
within the radius of her bed
Beyond the reef of trees a beach cannot be seen
the bay itself barely breathing
In the other wing of the house
a small boat awaits elucidation
Copyright Credit: C.D. Wright, "Privacy" from Steal Away: Selected and New Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2002). www.coppercanyonpress.org
Source: Steal Away: New and Selected Poems by C.D. Wright (Copper Canyon Press, 2003)