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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTER IKKYU: 19, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Time gets foreshortened late at night
Last Line: In my room. One blink, red mountain's still there.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Time
First Line: Time gets foreshortened late at night
Last Line: In my room. One blink, red mountain's still there.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Time
Time gets foreshortened late at night.
Jesus died a few days ago, my father
and sister just before lunch. At dawn
I fished, then hoed corn. Married at midmorning,
wept for a second. We were poor momentarily
for a decade. Within a few minutes I made
a round trip to Paris. I drank and ate during a parade
in my room. One blink, Red Mountain's still there.
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