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C l a u d i a M c N u lty
LEADERSHIP
w h o 's in c h a r g e h e r e '.?
i d e m a n d to s e e th e b o s s
i t ' s a l l f o u le d u p
a n e a r to ta l lo s s
w h u p s ;.'
h e r e he c o m e s
d o w n f r o m th e s k y
s ta n d in ' b e fo re m e
g i v i n ' m e th e e y e
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D o n a ld O s b o r n e
MADELINE AT LIO N ROCK
A s la c k N o v e m b e r a fte rn o o n :
m y f e e t t r a c e th e s e t t i n g s u n
s o u t h t o w a r d L io n R o c k , y o u r s t o r y b e g i n s .
Y o u h a v e p r a y e d to t h i s m u te r o c k ,
in y o u r o w n i m a g e , y o u
h a v e n a m e d h e r . O u tg o in g tid e
su c k s b a rn a c le s fro m h e r g ray
f la n k s , fro m h e r m a n e s p a r s e v e g e ta tio n s p r in g s .
N e a r l y c a u g h t b y th e i n c o m i n g t i d e ,
I l a y c o ld h a n d s a g a i n s t t h i s c o ld s h a d o w ,
a g a in s t m u te d c o lo r s a n d b a r n a c le s
a s i f th e w a r m t h of m y o w n b o d y
c o u ld b r i n g h e r to l i f e , h e r f a c e
g a z i n g i n to l a t e w i n t e r s u n .
Y o u c a m e to r e c o r d th e e b b a n d flo w ,
e x a c t p o s t u r e , th e c r o u c h o f h e a v y p a w s
b a c k in to a s e a f r o t h i n g b e lo w h e r
g i a n t to n g u e . Y ou w o r k h e r i m a g e
l i k e P a s s o v e r b r e a d , it i s h e ld , e a t e n
in d a i l y c o m m u n io n w ith e a r t h , s k y a n d s e a .
A l o n e l y g u ll w in g s th e f a r t h e s t p o in t,
t h i s m o m e n t o f b e in g f e d .
D IA N
W I L L IA M S
E . A. A N D E R S O N
ARMS RACE
N u c le a r b a la n c e
s lo w in g p e n d u lu m s w in g
to w h e r e z e r o t i m e
a w a i t s th e f i n a l t o u c h
of a m ad m an
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E . A. A N D E R S O N
N O RTH W EST BETRAYAL
W e c o m e f r o m N ew E n g la n d
w h e r e w in te r is h o n e s t.
It s h r i e k s a t u s :
it b a r r e n s e v e ry t r e e
a n d h a r d e n s th e g r o u n d ,
s l i c k i n g it w ith th e c l e a r v i c i o u s n e s s
of ic e .
B ut h e re w e a r e d e c e iv e d .
H e re w in te r m o c k s us
w ith m i l d w e t u n f r o z e n d a y s .
B u s h e s a n d la w n s a r e l u s h ,
a n d la te r o s e s b lo o m .
H ow c a n w e s e n s e o u r d a n g e r
in th e m o i s t a n d p u n g e n t e a r t h ,
h o w f in d t h e r o t u n d e r c o z y e m e r a l d m o s s
u n t i l , r o o f l e s s , w e a r e b a r e d to H e a v e n ,
h o w lin g w ith th e e n d l e s s i n s u l t
o f s lip p e r y d rip p in g g r e e n ?
E L IZ A B E T H
SONG OF THE O N C E
ROYA L LABORER
M o r n in g b r e a k s
F r o m th e m o u n t a i n t o p s
B lu e o c e a n s s i n k a s e t t i n g s u n
D ays p ass
S t a r s s h in e
M oons s liv e r an d g ro w
P e o p le I m e e t
A re c u rio u s an d new
I w is h I h a d s p e n t
T i m e p a s t w ith y o u .
F.
G R U D Z IN S K I
T h e t r e e s , t h e y c o m e a 's t u b b l e d ,
A n d h o u s e s c o m e u n b u i lt ,
T h o u g h s t o r m s m a k e s o m e a 'r u b b l e d ,
A w a s h e d a w a y w ith s i l t .
Is i t j u s t p o c k e tb o o k
W h ic h m a k e s u s t a k e a s e c o n d lo o k ,
W h e n h o m e s a n d f a m i l i e s o p t to go
W ith s t o r m s a n d E c o n o m i c 's f lo w *
N a y , I th in k it c o u ld n o w be
O n ly s t o r m s c o u ld m a k e m e f l e e ;
F o r o n ly in s u c h c o l d e x c h a n g e
C o u ld m y l i f e s o r e a r r a n g e .
Y e a , o n ly w i n t e r 's c h i l l e d b o ld f o r c e
C o u ld a l t e r o u r e s t a b l i s h e d c o u r s e ; —
It w o u ld n o t b e m y c h o o s i n g ,
O u r s e l v e s r e s i g n e d to l o s i n g .
T h u s n o w a r a i n u n t o ld b e h o ld —
A ll p r o p e r t y 's in v ie w !
B u t if w e m a k e a c l a i m o n it
I 'm s u r e t h e y 'l l s u e .
S o in l e s s t h a n p o v e r t y I 'l l s p e a k ,
E 'e n w h e n f o r c a s t s lo o k s o b l e a k
( a t r i s k o f b e in g c a l l e d a f r e a k )
W hen h a p p in e s s is a ll I s e e k .
So w h a t 's t h e h u l l a b a l o o w ith th e b a n k
W e g e t b a s e d on o u r c l a s s a n d r a n k ,
Is it j u s t th e c a u s e w e k n o w
T h a t m a k e s th e f lo w o f c a s h s o s lo w ?
HOBBS
BAUCIS
&
PH ILEM O N
T h e p r in c e h a s h a d h is b ab y ,
T h e C ro w n h a s h a d its d u e,
H e re ro y a lty h as c o m e and gone,
B u t C ro w n is s t i l l n o t th ro u g h .
T IM E
PAST
M IC H A E L
I q u it so n
Y ou h a v e a t r y
G oodbye
T h i s is t h a t p i e r c i n g m o m e n t , o n e w i n t e r d a y
W hen w e h a v e fo u n d a t l a s t o u r m is s in g dog
D e a d a n d m a t t e d in th e r o a d s i d e d i tc h ;
W h en t h e s k e l e t a l t r e e w e s e l d o m n o t i c e
S u d d e n ly , o u t o f th e c o r n e r o f a n e y e ,
M o v e s p e r h a p s a s in g le s te p c lo s e r ;
W h e n o u r c h i l d r e n a t p l a y in a f a r f i e l d
S eem m an y y e a r s o ld e r,
T h e i r c h e s t s g r o w n b ig a s c a v e s ,
W h e r e h e a r t s in d a r k n e s s b e a t m o s t d r e a d f u l l y
A s th e t r e e o f d e a t h o u t s i d e
M o v es p e r h a p s a s in g le s te p c lo s e r .
T h e s k y f i l l s w ith b l a c k b i r d s w h i s p e r i n g b y ,
A lo n g s w a r m c o m p o s i n g i t s e l f o n th e t r e e
W h ic h s t a n d s u p b a r e a s th e v e i n s o f a l e a f .
T h e y p a u s e a n d th e n d iv id e , h a lf of th e m fa llin g
O n m a t t e d b r o w n g r a s s to f e e d .
E a c h tim e th e s e s h ift th e ir g ro u n d
L ik e w in d b lo w n l e a v e s
A fe w m o r e d r o p t o t h e i r m i d s t
F r o m t h e h a r s h b l a c k f o l i a g e o f th e t r e e .
W e c r o u c h h e r e q u i e t l y , s i d e by s i d e ,
T w o d a r k c a v e r n s in a s h e e r c l i f f ,
T w o b e a tin g , b r a n c h in g c u l s - d e - s a c
W h ile d a y l i g h t r a g e s o u t s i d e .
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I d o n o t t h in k t h a t t h i s i s i t ,
S o s lo w d o w n j u s t a l i t t l e b i t.
W e a l l k n o w t h a t w e c a n 't j u s t q u i t,
A lth o u g h t h e g u t t e r s w a it f o r s p i t .
FOR K.E.R.
T h e r e is a w o m a n
in th e n o r t h
c a rv in g to te m s
in s m a l l w o o d .
H e r k n if e m o v e s
m a k in g c u ts
y e a r s b e f o r e th is tim e .
P ie c e s of d ry w ood
I n d ia n a n d F i n n i s h
in n a t u r e w ith
a n in flu e n c e
of d ru n k en Iris h
s c a r r in g th e ir s u rfa c e .
She m o v es h e r s c a lp e l
l i k e a p e n p u ttin g
w o r d s on p a p e r ,
p ie c e s of s m a ll p a p e r
she sen d s m e
e v e r y now a n d th e n .
W o rd s th a t h e lp
k e e p us a liv e .
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So u n r e s i g n e d w e 'l l go o u r w a y
W ith o u t e n o u g h to e a r n o u r p a y
T o e a r n e n o u g h to h a v e a m e a l
By la b o r g o t by o u r a p p e a l.
T h e r e a r e fe w h o m e s f o r l a b o r 's y o u n g ,
A lth o u g h t h e r e ’s s o n g s t h a t t h e y h a v e s u n g ,
S om e la d d e r h as a m is s in g ru n g —
B u t f r i e n d s a r e g o o d to b e a m o n g '.
So n o w u p o n a g r o u n d w e s t a n d ,'
P r o c l a i m i n g t h i s i s G o d 's o w n la n d .
O u r h o p e s a r e m o d e s t , n o t to o g r a n d ,
A n d w e w ill j u m p to le n d a h a n d .
N a y , w e t h in k i t m i g h t e ' e r b e
T h a t we m ig h t e v e r ow n a t r e e ,
N o r is t h e th o u g h t s o a l l - f i r e d s t r a n g e
T h a t n o w o u r l i v e s w e m ig h t a r r a n g e .
C o u ld it b e a p o c k e tb o o k
W h ic h m a k e s o u r h o p e s f o r lo v e f o r s o o k ,
W h e n w e r e a c h o u t o u r s e l v e s to g r o w —
A l a s , a lo v e I do n o t k n o w .
LOW T ID E
T h e lic h e n - f le c k e d s to n e s
O f th e b l u f f 's b e n t s t a i r c a s e
G r o w g r e e n in r a g g e d d e s c e n t t o th e t i d e m a r k
B le a c h e d s h e ll s p lin te r s ,
O b s id ia n p o p w e e d ,
D r y i n g in t a n g l e s o f m e r m a i d 's r i b b o n .
R ip p le d s a n d
S c u l p t u r e s th e t i d e 's e b b e d a c r e s .
Sky p u d d le s b lu r
In th e s a l t w i n d 's s w e e p i n g .
G u ll w in g s a r c o n th e s e a ' s c r e a s e d m i r r o r .
A n d b l o o m i n to s p i n n a k e r s
Of b e a c h b a ll c o lo r s .
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