table for one

the dinner party

how could i be lonely
with such company as birds:
a forest spread
alive with true-song
conversation and a panoply
of green?

this i would prefer
over place settings with
company fallen mute
overly familiar at which
there is no true communion
no feast of souls

to taste ones food--really,
have you ever had such a dish!--i
say aloud and raise a glass
yes, a table for one can
be the richest fare:
alone but sated ever

ls 7.14.17