Where
down
along
slipped
moss dark
hollow never
too wide so
we can leap
back &
forth I
like to see
your hair
brighten
through the
hemlocks
He Told Her I Was Very Sore
from pounding spikes upward
all day into old beams
and I am
out in the sun
resting flat on a pile of fresh planks I see
her come up through the woods trail to
massage my troubled shoulders
she is golden
green leaf top blouse
a very easy stride and gentleness
watching her come closer I am nearly healed
I See Forever
Although chilly
We were there at daylight
And walked from
Where you slipped off your shoes
Nothing but water — a salt air —
The toss of a hill
Where we sat, ladling these small stones
Even smaller
Which quickly filled the pockets of your dress
I Cut A Massive Maple Tree Down
I cut a massive maple tree down
Long long ago
I sculptured the tree stump into a chair
I sat up there
I also sat up there with my baby son
I sat up there with my love
I later saw my love sitting up there alone in the sun
She had a checkered red and black wool shirt
Thrown with the blondest hair
Then a chipmunk sat there for longer than you would think
And today I tore the carbonized tissue stump apart with my hands
All of it, very easily
And my son visited us with his wife for part of the afternoon
And in a week she was gone
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BOB ARNOLD
I'm In Love With You
Who Is In Love With Me
Longhouse 2012
