Glazed Clayscape

The edge of the table is an interface

Between this world

And the next. In this up-close world

A queen and a pawn may have roles

But the vessel is beholden to neither

And manifests indifference to the rules of chess.

..

The other world seems to be abandoned

Or in abeyance. It quiesces

And will abide till souled visitors

Displace the spaces.

There is a portal to a multitude of elsewheres

Prepared for drama, revelation, fools’ errands

And farewells.

..

Queen, pawn and vessel

Have no other world in which to transition,

No situation to covet,

No agendas.

They leave those to what souls

May arrive.