not in the strictest sense

In seeming ... you and the light

        can pretend to be allies … compatriots 

                even in the arms of say morning …

and then you'll feel okay and solid. So

        now you've thrown some wisdom away

                for the sake of noting How Shallow This

then seeping into a honey locust maple

        a branch of cedar hemlock or the spider

                made to order for the morning's game.

Long breaths now.