Hot Air

hold tightly
to those few
remember
our dead
heritage fruit

a place
for every
flower
even
pansies

ramshackle
bat’s nest swaying
high up
in leafless branches
fortified

walking shoes
at home
but the air is fresh
here and there
a cow

steerage
cabin
wandering
through Santorini
on helmet cam

            — Jerome Berglund, USA