Astonished (Intoned)

Wherever it was that

The moment began to rise

Unspeak and bespeak and to speak

Blessed am I because I don’t ever know

Because even though I know better

I try anyway

I saw a brown snow-covered tree

And I thought about the next day and the next

Hopeful and laughing and trying again and again

Frozen in the moment I spoke out loud

Waiting for the day to clear and to lift the clouds

For sun to stream in through the thought

Of what I’ve said and what I could still say

Out loud

Out loud

Out loud

Diana Cristina Rangel 2/13/2010