This summer has had no duck, no goose; no baptisms. I hear about them. I look down when washing dishes, the light hits my forehead instead of my eyes. In Chinese landscapes they don't depict the position of the sun, no intensity of color to match the season; timeless, on yellowed medium. I pass through Chinatown every day.
I make bowls that hold water; I prepare for fire in the hole. Neither require me to look up and out. And then I am going to Alaska. Fall in California is hotter anyway; and I am waiting for pomegranates. > I dont believe it, he said, > The trees keep on veining up > Without even any skelatons inside, > Unfolding like plastic protractors > In a math class for dryads. > It was that kind of summer: > The fog had enameled the seaside, > And we were green with work, > Ready to make a run for it with the mermaids. > It seemed like we were growing again at 20 and 25, > as though 15 were smirking in a corner, muttering: > I ain't through with you yet, girl. > Maybe it was some kind of latent giantesshood, > Our towering newness. Like glazed battlements, > Groping for the clammy sky > Like headless, hairless cats-- > Or the veins of trees, > Bursting for Autumn to cut their capilaries. > We were so sure we could make it, > That we learned sexy island dances > To perform at the coming intergalactic fiesta. > > Here is what they are crying, > the enamel drowned fishes: > Mottled giant, muddy with nutmeg, > Stuck in your bottle of vinegar, > Come back from your carnival bog. > Have yourself a sip of our julep, > Which we've frozen in place just for you! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Five7Five mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/five7five -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search http://corp.mail.com/careers _______________________________________________ Five7Five mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/five7five
