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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FABRIC OF LIFE, by KAY RYAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: It is very stretchy
Subject(s): Life
First Line: It is very stretchy
Subject(s): Life
It is very stretchy.
We know that, even if
many details remain
sketchy. It is complexly
woven. That much too
has pretty well been
proven. We are loath
to continue our lessons
which consist of slaps
as sharp and dispersed
as bee stings from
a smashed nest
when any strand snaps-
hurts working far past
the locus of rupture,
attacking threads
far beyond anything
we would have said
connects.
Copyright © 1999 by The Modern Poetry Association.
This poem appears in the June 2000 issue of Poetry Magazine.
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