Where the Moon Finds Me
Out my front door into night,
balancing a tower of bottles and lids,
I feel a velvet gaze on my shoulder,
look up through illuminated cirrus,
vaulted cathedral crowned with brightness.
Inside my windows my sons tumble on the floor,
my wife finds a book hidden behind others.
Even if go back inside, the gaze will persist.
Not like the light over our sink full of dishes--
click—everything vanishes.
Clutter in corners, trapped desires
forced into dreams.
That gaze too bright even for curtains.
Something pushes in.
Pinstripes on blankets.
My core radiates infrared
through heart chambers, through sheets.
Light reaches light
down the path sleep takes.
Scott Caputo has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost 30 years and has enjoyed visiting Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Carmel Valley many times. He has two published books of poetry, Holy Trinity of Chiles and The Bridge Under Construction, both published by Blue Light Press. His work has appeared in Conestoga Zen, Conches, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, and Saranac Review. He also has seven published board games, including Völuspá, based on the Nordic epic poem of the same name. He currently resides in Newark, California, with his wife and two sons.
Out my front door into night,
balancing a tower of bottles and lids,
I feel a velvet gaze on my shoulder,
look up through illuminated cirrus,
vaulted cathedral crowned with brightness.
Inside my windows my sons tumble on the floor,
my wife finds a book hidden behind others.
Even if go back inside, the gaze will persist.
Not like the light over our sink full of dishes--
click—everything vanishes.
Clutter in corners, trapped desires
forced into dreams.
That gaze too bright even for curtains.
Something pushes in.
Pinstripes on blankets.
My core radiates infrared
through heart chambers, through sheets.
Light reaches light
down the path sleep takes.
Scott Caputo has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost 30 years and has enjoyed visiting Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Carmel Valley many times. He has two published books of poetry, Holy Trinity of Chiles and The Bridge Under Construction, both published by Blue Light Press. His work has appeared in Conestoga Zen, Conches, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, and Saranac Review. He also has seven published board games, including Völuspá, based on the Nordic epic poem of the same name. He currently resides in Newark, California, with his wife and two sons.
