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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
METEOROLOGY, by JAMES GALVIN Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The heart is such a big awkward girl Last Line: Even the best days Subject(s): Evil; Gasoline; Good; Weather; Windows; Wyoming | |||
The heart is such a big awkward girl, I think it's a paper cup of gasoline. The floor dozes off when I walk across it, And the windows turn opaque When they are sure no one is around. At night when no one sees them Lovers write each other's names With black volcanic stones On the white salt flats. There were slamming doors and flowers, A cup of milk left on the stove too long. There was all the wind in Wyoming. No one saw anything. We were not evil enough to make decisions, But able to let things happen Evil enough. We are learning that weather Is always merciless -- Even if you don't mean weather -- Even the best days. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEY HAVEN'T HEARD THE WEST IS OVER by JAMES GALVIN WESTERN CIVILIZATION by JAMES GALVIN A DANCE OF WOODEN SHOES by LEE ANN RORIPAUGH CHRYSANTHEMUMS by LEE ANN RORIPAUGH FISH WIFE by LEE ANN RORIPAUGH HEART MOUNTAIN, 1943: 1. KIMIKO OZAWA by LEE ANN RORIPAUGH HEART MOUNTAIN, 1943: 2. JIMMY YAMAMOTO by LEE ANN RORIPAUGH HEART MOUNTAIN, 1943: 4. CHESTER KOREMATSU by LEE ANN RORIPAUGH HIROSHIMA MAIDEN by LEE ANN RORIPAUGH A DISCRETE LOVE POEM by JAMES GALVIN |
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