Three Poems
Describe a scene from your daily life.
The sky has come down around us like a shroud.
Use plain language.
Describe a scene from your daily life.
The sky has come down around us like a shroud.
Use plain language.
I forgot to tell you my husband
died. He was in Spain and something
strange happened with alcohol or water. He loved them
Six years have gone since I have been loved
by you. All appearances have been more or less
phantom. There is a boy, now, applying for your job.
Even I can see the flowers are up. I take
like wild vine to my bed. And may I have
a word with the miser measuring out my joys.
I do not live in Niger, but once
a man begged me to stop living
my life in Long Island City