Sixth
I know that Skyler wants
to draft another poem
concerning dragonflies.
They’ve opened up his eyes
to all that universe
behind the wall of things
he’s seen since God knows when
that’s made him think he doesn’t
realize where he’s been.
~Son Rivers 2006
Seventh
Instead of new construction
I know dragonflies.
Instead of interstates
descending through the suburbs
I see dragonflies.
Instead of subjects, objects,
flags, geography,
untold woods and rivers,
behold the dragonflies.
~Son Rivers 2006
A PASSING MOMENT
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This is my rather loose translation of a hokku by Ōemaru, who lived into
the first five years of the 19th century. For a moment,Autumn seen on the
hillsAt ...
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