black locust firewood, gathered by a
hillock of men--with axes & spades for
arms.
inversely dug out, to dig in--deeper.
the ointments of sleep applied to their
eyes--left open, right closed--right open,
left closed.
left/right open.
though they see nothing of this.
when the pit is gutted--the men divide,
into semicircles.
heaping *****-fulls of earth over their
shoulders.
to ceremonialize the short of the long, the
long of the short.
they then ignite the bonfire of black locust
firewood.
about face, & wander off far enough to
disavail appearance.
which's when naked women appear--who
see nothing of this.
drunkenly slip into the bonfire, the curing
of semicircles.
the long of the long...winter, sees all of this.
solstice.