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Nebraska, Early March
By William Kloefkorn
The sun one hour from setting
distinguishes the landscape,
so red the barn,
so white the house,
each weathered board
so cleanly defined
on the slatted grainbin.
And the hay, each mound,
and the cattle, each calf
beside each cow so singular
against a slope of golden stubble,
and the stubble, each stalk,
and along the roadside the blue-
stem, each stem, and the fenceline,
each barb, and later the moon
through the window
washing our bodies, each
member, and your hair,
under my wildest touch each
indivisible strand.
Text used with permission.
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Afraid So (2011)
04:25
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Is it starting to rain?
Did the check bounce?
Are we out of coffee?
Is this going to hurt?
Could you lose your job?
Did the glass break?
Was the baggage misrouted?
Will this go on my record?
Are you missing much money?
Was anyone injured?
Is the traffic heavy?
Do I have to remove my clothes?
Will this leave a scar?
Must you go?
Will this be in the papers?
Is my time up already?
Are we seeing the understudy?
Could this affect my eyesight?
Did all the books burn?
Are you still smoking?
Is the bone broken?
Will I have to put him to sleep?
Was the car totaled?
Am I responsible for these charges?
Are you contagious?
Will we have to wait long?
Is the runway icy?
Was the gun loaded?
Could this cause side effects?
Do you know who betrayed you?
Is the wound infected?
Are we lost?
Can it get any worse?
Jeanne Marie Beaumont, "Afraid So" from Curious Conduct. Copyright 2004 by Jeanne Marie Beaumont.
Used with the permission of The Permissions Company, Inc. on behalf of BOA Editions Ltd., 250 North Goodman Street, Suite 306, Rochester, NY 14607, USA, www.boaeditions.org. All rights reserved worldwide.
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Poem by Emily Dickinson
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