Lucky Bones by Peter Meinke

Author:Peter Meinke [Meinke, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780822980209
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS

Her step was so light we imagined

wings of hummingbirds lifting her shoulders

as her toes brushed the ground

leaving faint scuff marks as she flew

O to her boyfriend crying Love

is endless and forever young!

in hummingbird tongue

But he weighed her down

with rings and excuses brassy as blue jays

so she stamped and stamped

while he flew circles around her

until he tired and coasted home

and they each pecked a pledge

like lovebirds in a cage

and showered each other with bracelets

necklaces lockets as they feathered their nest

till they could hardly move

Then each step struck the earth like stone

and their finally feet took root

breaking the surface at last

while the moles labored past

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