Can anyone die without even a little bit of poetry?
- Mark Strand
A sudden anticipation . . . this routine of words
portending immortality . . . however fantasized . . .
A dialectic with obscurity and belatedness
participating in various dreamscapes . . .
weather mounting . . . offshore . . . rain moving in . . .
Apollo clutches Daphne . . .
You clutch a mug of morning coffee
and you get it, yes? . . . this parallel dimension
where you appear . . . unannounced
in dress rehearsals for your present waking life . . .
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| Antonio Palmerini |