March 30, 2009

That Tricky Bastard

by Melanie Browne

Death,

tickling our feet
with catfish whiskers;

the nose
with rabbit's feet;

sprouting weeds
at frozen graveyards;

(those crowded
ghostly wheels)

1 comments:

donkeygospel said...

this is dark, but it is also whimsical and playful in terms of sound and imagery. and there's a very quiet, beautiful tension through the whole thing. it seriously moved me.

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