November in the Gardens
posted by MJ @ 9:51 PM
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The Marj Memoirs
"What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?" - Thoreau
Sunday, November 06, 2005
"What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?" - Thoreau
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a hundred tiny gold fish
poised as one
Waiting
facing west
in freezing water
for nonexistent people,
the familiar warmth of disruption
to quickly swim away
one hundred
gold fish
face west
as one
in freezing water
still waiting
for the familiar warmth
of sun
scarce people
shadows move
fish dart
away
The Busy Work of Shadows
people tirelessly push their shadows before them
in wheelbarrows
pour out heavy rivers of dark fabric
fluff! starch! encourage! cajole!
will their shape.
synchronize each movement.
One! Two! Three!
try again.
Me and My Shadow
Maybe shadows are heavy,
like mail clanging and clinking,
gravity
weighing the heart
The whimsy of shadows
(villainous puppets)
tap-dancing blissfully
and I, out of time, hilariously fall behind
Keep Face
Amateur
Didn't you learn the moves?
Didn't you
Didn't you
Protect yourself with bone-crushing
mail?
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