Georgia O'Keeffe

The woman in this photograph is Georgia O'Keeffe
In nineteen-nineteen
The man behind the camera was in love
Light through the lace
Arc of her waist
As she reaches past the edges of the picture's frame

Georgia O'Keeffe could only guess about the future
Georgia O'Keeffe could only guess about the future

I remember waking with your hand on my heart
The arc of our curl
The same breath in the dark until the birds
Sing you awake
Then turning away
And moving toward the morning past the edge of the frame

Georgia O'Keeffe could only guess about the future
Georgia O'Keeffe could only guess about the future

Hum of the road, hands on the wheel,
Love and the search for love
And tall grass in the fields

Tonight I walked into the sunset
Wild blazing sky
Then walked on by
Until color shaded into black and white
I told you I'd write
But how could I say
The sky goes on forever

Georgia O'Keeffe could only guess about the future
Georgia O'Keeffe could only guess about the future

©2000 Annie Gallup