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Crossing
XXXVIII
Dolphin
sets up the
game.
Rat
is fascinated
with adolescence.
Weasel
tells you my
dream.
Pelican
adjourns for
homemade ice
cream.
Zebra
resonates strongly
with bewilderment.
Stone
crab removes
tintypes as
her portion.
My
grip is compassionate,
caring; not
uptight or bossy.
Elephant
scatters memories
to four winds
forever.
Chipmunk
is concerned
for your reputation.
Bumblebee
continues coaxing
and heckling.
Giraffe
helps me understand
your baffling
actions.
Flamingo
preys upon my
defenses.
Toady
simultaneously
wounds friendships
hundreds
of miles apart.
You
weave combustible
seminars of
straw and milkweed.
Crossing
XXXVIX
Thwarting
a bleak kiss, we hadn’t
recognized
our native doorsill opens
out
across
established, self-activating
hardpan.
At
sunset I envision you
moments
before tomatoes and green
peppers
have
knotted you to the garden.
"You
know how one sometimes feels
an immense
gratitude
for such gestures?"
But I still notice
two
coffee mugs in your sink
when I stop by
in
the morning. Lasagna, you
say? Layer by layer
amass
flexible, centered, self-secure
gourmet
home cooking where the sun
don’t shine.
These
days you confuse me for
a bandstand.
You
have the nerve to tell me:
Don’t be disturbed?
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