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| Mississippi River Barges By Ed Schipul from Houston, TX, USA. |
Life in the shallows doesn't suit poets
except as relief, a minute's respite
from numbers dead in bus accidents and
building collapses, tornadoes and wars
building collapses, tornadoes and wars
But shallows intensify surges—when
water piles up, it seeks release; so dredge
my living organs, clear channels in moss
and swamp, pile statistics on barges and tug
water piles up, it seeks release; so dredge
my living organs, clear channels in moss
and swamp, pile statistics on barges and tug
Posted at Poets United for Poetry Pantry # 153.
Inspired by Apiary's Launch Party and an article in the New York Times, "
Copyright © 2013 S.L.Chast
I have turned off comments at Susan's Poetry for awhile.
It may be that our poems will dialogue with each other during this hiatus.