Swallows

Swallowing temperate.

Sine curves over the river.

Swallowing the waves.

Swallowing ribbons of life

against the sky.

Standing in the rain

Swallowing the sky. 

the birds,

rooftops, chimneys, and clouds. 

Swallowing the sun,

feeling it's golden hot wax melting your chin. 

Swallowing the cold hard moon. 

Swallowing the night.