garden hose neck
broom feet
skim currents
dance on foam.
testing
found objects
(protein):
complete.

great blue heron

(neckbone, 2005)

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if I had a banjo
I'd play "Oh Susannah" so loud
even the gods would shiver
from the noise.

(neckbone, 1999)

........

intelligence
is a matter
of asking
questions.

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she says,
"running
from pain
is the same
as dying."

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extra-terrestrial wind hits house.
man and woman look out window:
trees shake, spin, turn upside down.
woman says, "oh, this is bad."
man says, "dragon very angry."
man unplugs clock;
woman has dream.

woman is in department store,
hurricane of merchandise.
woman picks up radio,
tunes in latest news.
radio says, "wind comes from nowhere,
returns to nowhere. where is wind now?"
woman turns radio off, buys candy bar.
"time to go," she says.

man walks outside, holds up hands.
wind stops, trees say, "thank you.
new leaves equal fallen soldiers;
bird cries to Heaven.

man and woman receive letter -

"Dear man and woman:
By order Department of Wind,
you are guilty as charged
of interfering with Weather.
No whiskey, one month."

woman eats candy bar,
says, "you drink whiskey?"
man puts letter back in mailbox.
"no," he says.

(ji bo, april 13, 2009)


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