Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Poem 16

Standing in the tobacco field, the damp flap of wings overhead.

Biting off each word, rearranging them into new phrases.

We made them of leather, the bindings, and we painted them with gold.

Pale sunless skies of summer
The telephone excitable
The three women finding humor
In the office crucible

Where the onion has been its essence lingers.

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