Words in your Closet

I have been thinking of banners of letters
To speak of origins
And mothers
And dark matter
And dust
To give us words like splendor
Polyester
Desert
And Love

To speak ribbons
Of rivers
Streams
In blues and greens

Words that appear
To appear
To be found over hills
Of them

Of words

Words that enfold you
A blanket
A blown kiss
Like darkness
Or some one you like

Words that are familiar
Like coats in your closet
Mugs in your cupboards
And that word; human