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i was trying to come up with my list of words for the fishbowl's week II homework. words that represent me and my work. then i totally cheated. but that's what poems are for, right? conjuring.


Dorothy Allen
Thoughts from a Hammock


Old
hammock,
lake
(heaven?),
Citronella &
ancient
smoke;
wood-
must,
star-
dust.
Love.
(Lust?)
Mosquitoes
fly,
sun
rays
die.
Friendship
(not
bedrock);
two pairs, &
one
sock.
Breeze
blows
cold,
stars
grow
old;
moon’s wings
fold.
Sock for-
lorn, &
friendship
torn,
scorned, re-
born—
Citronella &
ancient
smoke
remain,
ingrained
(like hands’
fine
lines).
Is it heaven?
Is it?
No question.