It is the blue of the sky

by Pierre Joris

It is the blue of the sky
holds those beech trees
& branches right up

it is the wind tries to
knock them down I
know this but I know

nothing of the yellow
ship at anchor of the
orange ferry hiding behind

it, though I know how to switch
on my desk Off lite lamp
which I need as I don’t

know how to switch day back on.