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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POEM, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Form is the woods: the beast
Last Line: And slight, pink bones.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Hunting; Nature; Poetry & Poets; Hunters
First Line: Form is the woods: the beast
Last Line: And slight, pink bones.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Hunting; Nature; Poetry & Poets; Hunters
Form is the woods: the beast,
a bobcat padding through red sumac,
the pheasant in brake or goldenrod
that he stalks -- both rise to the flush,
the brief low flutter and catch in air;
and trees, rich green, the moving of boughs
and the separate leaf, yield
to conclusions they do not care about
or watch -- the dead, frayed bird,
the beautiful plumage,
the spoor of feathers
and slight, pink bones.
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