Merging

Merging       by Michael Dylan Welch and Olivier Schopfer First published in Presence #63, March 2019, page 64 (photo below). Originally written via email in November and December of 2018. sparkling swans . . . wisps of spray from the Jet d’Eau                                                          Michael         shining in the rain         the Vieille Ville’s cobblestones                             Olivier the shadows of flags at the Palais des Nations . . . pond ripples                                                                   Michael cloud drift rivers Rhône and Arve merging                                                                          Olivier         my friend’s grave         wet with Mont Salève snowmelt                           Michael summer breeze Lake Geneva dotted with brightly colored sails                                                     Olivier