Monday, November 23, 2009

Erection for Anne Sexton

How he makes a tree;
He starts with cinder things;
He gets enough wood to hold the leaves.

He builds a ladder to its trunk;
He starts to see his alchemy;
He takes a knife and blades away.

He uses the knife to build;
A tree naked with strong, sturdy, head.
Doing his duty - a written message with gracious words.

Thick, worn, lean
One by one
then one to seven

This labor - is a thing - hunting nature's erection.



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