Tuesday, March 3, 2009



RAE ARMANTROUT











PERFECT




Perfect red roses
coaxed
to frame a door

beyond which
a couple bickers –

and why not?


*

Dusty webs – yes!

A ray of sun
touches a hill

and I understand
the noise
faces make.


*

In paradise
where “is”
is different,

where tangled
white knots
at the end of a rug

are also some bright
curls of surf



We encourage all readers to search out Rae Armantrout's work through her many books and one poem at a time. A full book experience may be had from one poem. This poem is drawn from Rae's Longhouse booklet Concentrate, and we showcased her poems in the Origin, sixth series, a quintet of issues.