Gravity’s Reprieve

                                                                   a corner turned

                                                                            a stair descends

                                                                    where one begins

                                                                           the other ends

                                                                   the queen is gone

                                                                           let’s not pretend

                                                                  should we go down

                                                                           shall we ascend

                                                                  the double edge

                                                                           gravity’s reprieve

                                                                  where space surrounds

                                                                           checkered dawn

                                                                  quietly lifts

                                                                           then is gone.

                                                                             s.k. lindeman