color recomposes flows between the spaces the liquid hanged men rainbow swing worms of light in the vapor where our durations are visible where the clarinets grow woman pregnant with satellites the bell glides under the boat burning green ball below the town flame bandages caress the centrifugal wound squeeze squeeze tightly bellies' acids and plant the feldspar gleams in the speed angel mechanic on holiday windmill mechanic of necrologies negro head staging of the menageries and of friendships then throws at her husband's head a bowl of vitriol let's go to the other meeeeeteeeeooooroooolooo-giies meterologies the sun glides tangent of the atmosphere glide aureola skating dimensions 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...PORTRAIT OF A BABY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET CONTRA MORTEM: THE WHEEL OF BEING II by HAYDEN CARRUTH PARAGRAPHS: 15 by HAYDEN CARRUTH WORDS IN A CERTAIN APPROPRIATE MODE by HAYDEN CARRUTH AN EXPLANATION by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SLEEPING TOGETHER by KATHERINE MANSFIELD |