2011 Pushcart prize XXXV : best of the small presses by Henderson Bill 1941- editor;Pushcart Press

Author:Henderson, Bill, 1941- editor;Pushcart Press [Henderson, Bill, 1941- editor;Pushcart Press]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: American literature -- 21st century, American poetry -- 21st century, Small presses -- United States, American literature, American poetry, Small presses, United States
ISBN: 9781888889598
Publisher: New York : Distributed by W.W. Norton
Published: 2011-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

WEAR

by JAY ROGOFF

from THE JOURNAL

The birds wear air and the fish wear water. Once we knew the soul wore matter but now, no matter, the soul wears down.

The duckling s down lets it wear water in wearying weather.

The weather wears the sun s fire that warms the earth in its wrap of air.

Earth wears the moon and the moon wears water, pulling the tides from their coastal harbor and wearing them down upon the sand where the tides wear land, where we wore each other like winter clothing.

We watched our breath and into the ground we wore each other.

honeymooners on a train squabbling over the lower berth. Christ, how ean you lie, my darling, naked under eover in the winter, wearing earth?

Nominated by Daniel Hojfman

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