The Carpathians - University of British Columbia
The Carpathians - University of British Columbia
The Carpathians - University of British Columbia
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C h r i s t o p h e r<br />
P a t t o n<br />
river parts<br />
i.<br />
your mouth <strong>of</strong> salt<br />
laps against the seawall,<br />
grey tongues<br />
the size <strong>of</strong> waves<br />
(waves made <strong>of</strong> smaller waves)<br />
tongues<br />
the size <strong>of</strong> molecules.<br />
a woman stands<br />
staring at you through the drizzle,<br />
wrapped in a red<br />
scarf, heart<br />
beating, lungs opening,<br />
mouth forming<br />
vowels shaped like flowers<br />
2.<br />
the tailbone <strong>of</strong> rock<br />
is a dry place.<br />
so. what makes you?<br />
the beads that cluster<br />
on the sharp mountain grass<br />
dribble<br />
along crevices<br />
3.<br />
river<br />
but are not enough<br />
or a dream <strong>of</strong> a river?
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