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In th e y e a r of th e c o m e t , l ig h t
f e l l t h r o u g h o u r w in d o w s b lu e
a s t h e p a l e s t s k y , s h a f t s o f l ig h t
a ll o u r w o n d e rin g h a d
tu r n e d to w a rd : th o s e d is a p p e a r a n c e s
of d u s t a n d s m o k e fin a lly
m a d e i t c l e a r , c o l u m n s o f w h ite
tw o f l i e s w o u ld a n g le t h r o u g h , th e g r a c e
l i g h t b r o u g h t in w h ic h i n v i s i b l e
w i s h e s , l o s t o b j e c t s fo u n d
t h e m s e l v e s .w e r e s e e n f o r th e f i r s t t i m e
a s r e a l , a b l e to
r e f le c t, b re a th a b le as a ir .
T h a t f i r s t n ig h t, c a s k e t s
opened at a tra c e
o f th e c o m e t 's t a i l . W e s a w g r a v e y a r d s
s h i f t th e a n g l e o f
th e ir s lo p e s a s b o d ie s , n ew d e a d
a n d o ld , r o s e
in s i n g l e a c t s o f u p h e a v a l .
T h e y e a r th e c o m e t
c r o s s e d o u r sk y , lilie s c lo s e d ,
e v e n in g a n d m o r n i n g . W e
b u r n e d c a n d l e s h o p in g n ig h t
w o u ld b r i n g in a l l i t s f e a r s , t h i s
o n e f e a r , to j o i n u s in th e w o r l d .
A ll th o s e y e a r s w e s le p t
w ith c u r t a i n s o p e n to a s k y
r e v o lv in g in o u r d r e a m .
In th e m i d s t o f d o w n e d s t a r s , a c r o w d
s c e n e u n l i k e a n y th i n g
w e w o u ld h a v e e v e r i m a g i n e d ,
th e c o m e t — th e i d e a
o f it f i x e d a s p e r e n n i a l
b l o o m i n g — s l e p t w ith u s to o ,
a n d w e w e r e a l o n e w ith o u r s e l v e s
a n d w ith w h a t c o m e s
f r o m f a r a w a y to t o u c h u s . D y in g
o r a l i v e , w e 'd b e t o u c h e d .
We w e re n o t d e n ie d . S ta r s
w e n t a w a y , r e t u r n e d w ith w e a t h e r .
Y e a rs of h o rs e o r d ra g o n
t u r n e d a n d w e g r e w t i m e l y , o ld a s
a n i m a l s w e 'd p a s s e d t h r o u g h .
If n o n e o f u s w o u ld e v e r a g a i n s e e
th e c o m e t , w e th o u g h t t h a t
f i t t i n g . O n c e in o u r l i v e s , a f r a i d
f o r th e w o r l d , f o r o u r s e l v e s
a n d th e l if e w e 'd m a d e , w e h a d
h a d o u r c h a n c e to b e h u m a n .
R IC K
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ALM A
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A PRAYER
T h is e v e is h e r 's lik e a lie
a n d I a m g o n e to a w e t h e s u n s e t
l i k e p r e y o f w a t e r i s s w a l l o w e d w h o le ,
a n d s e e th e f i r s t s t a r to l e t
b e y o n d w h e re s e a e m b r a c e s sky:
h e r s tra ig h te s t edge
to d i s a p p e a r w ith th e n i g h t —
a s I g o w a l k in g , w ith w in e .
T h e g u lls e c h o a b o u t th e r o c k
s p ra y e d by c e le b ra te d s p in d rift;
l o n e o r b a r c h e d h a r d a g a i n s t th e s k y
t h e h i l l t o p s th y b i d d i n g s l i f t
t h a t a n n o i n t s m y s h a d o w a s I w a lk —
a lo n e on th e b e a c h w ith w in e .
W ith n o d e s i r e , b u t — to t r a v e r s e
b e n e a t h th e t h r e s h o l d o f t h i s m o o n
t h e b r i d g e of s o b e r - m i n d w e 'v e b e e r , t r o d d i n g ,
in th e c o m p a n y o f d a r k n e s s s h a l l I s o o n
a n a c t o f lo v e r e h e a r s e ?
A lo n e in y o u r n i g h t w ith w in e .
STEV EN
R A M R O D
ANNE OSBORNE
WAVING IN CANNON BEACH
F i v e p e o p le w a v e d a t m e t o d a y w i t h in th e l a s t f iv e m i n u t e s ,
T h a t 's 6 0 p e r s o n s in a n h o u r o r o n e p e r 60 s e c o n d s .
4 8 0 p e o p le — n i n e to f iv e
R e m e m b e r e d to s a y h o w d y ,
T h a t 's o n a s u n n y d a y y o u s e e —
I t 's l e s s t h a n t h a t w h e n c lo u d y ,
If I 'm t i r e d o r o u t o f s o r t s ,
I w a it t il i t 's r a in in g
T o s a u n t e r f o r t h in a l l m y g e a r .
It i s n 't q u i te s o d r a i n i n g
T o w a v e a t f o lk s o c c a s i o n a l l y i n s t e a d of e v e r y m i n u t e .
I k n o w I 'm t r e a d i n g o n th in g r o u n d
T o s a y i t in a s o n n e t .
W h e n s u m m e r c o m e s , I 'm l o o k in g r o u n d
T o f in d s o m e o n e to w a v e to —
I t 's l o n e l y in a c r o w d e d p l a c e ,
L ik e b e in g in a c a g e l e s s z o o .
I ’ll g o i n to a s h o p to s e e a l o c a l to r e l a t e to ,
W is h in g i t w e r e w i n t e r n o w ,
A n d I c o u ld w a v e to y o u . . .
O a tm e a l, s h o e s , a b ic y c le
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A. O S B O R N E
A v o te , a n e w s p a p e r , a n d a
s t r a i g h t e n i n g o f th e s p in e —
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c h a n g e a w o rld ?
B r e a t h i n g a n d th in k in g
b r e a t h i n g a n d t h in k i n g
N o th in g in p a r t i c u l a r
k e e p s th e w o r l d g o in g
S ay a n o a tm e a l p r a y e r and
th ro w y o u r sh o e s
i n to th e b l a c k b e r r y b u s h e s
M U ELLER
L ife c o m e s o f its ow n a c c o r d .
A. E . T R A C Y
W e s a t o n th e g r a s s
S h e s a i d s h e w a s g o in g to h a v e a b a b y
t h a t it w o u ld c o m e w h e n P l u t o w a s c o n j u n c t
w ith h e r m o o n
a n d th e g r o u n d
f e lt s o lid j u s t th e n
t h e m i l e s o f e a r t h p r e s s e d h o ld in g s t i l l
b e n e a th us
c r u s h i n g c o u n t l e s s w h ite b o n e s to f in e d u s t .
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PA TTI
MY BIRTHDAY
. M ic h a e l S c h u s t e r
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A b le s s in g
P r a i s e g i v e n f o r l if e a n d liv in g
T e n d e r fe e lin g s
S t ir r e d by te n d e r f r ie n d s
G o o d w ill & g a i e t y
G e n e ro s ity & s in c e r ity .
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O v e r n i g h t g u e s t s a b s o r b e d in d r e a m
u n d e r s k in is g r e y
th e b o n e t h e b r i t t l e l e a t h e r
b r i d g e s w e d e s c e n d a n d to p
out of w e a th e r
Y et
A c o m m u n io n of s p i r i t
L in g e rs h e re
T h e e n e r g y of c e l e b r a t i o n
D r ifts in s id e
K e e p in g m e c o n t e n t
In to t h e s e l a t e h o u r s .
s h a d e a n d to n e s i t o u t
m o v e m e n t w ill t a k e p l a c e
w h e n t h e r e is r i s i n g in th e h a n d
o r w h e n it d r o p s
w h e n l a y e r s c o m e to o c l o s e
a n d m o v in g s t o p s
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