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The Goose’s Sister

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 11, 2024| 6 Comments »


 
 
They loved those golden eggs,
that farmer and his wife,
loved how they glittered in the sun
as if they were sun itself.
They loved the new clothes,
the new barn, the new sharp knives
they could buy with those daily golden eggs.
They loved the great luck of not needing
to work so hard,
loved how those eggs changed the way others
thought of them. Loved the way
it changed the way
they thought of themselves.
 
But I, I loved the goose,
loved the golden cluck of her,
how it glittered in my ears
when she called to me.
I loved the sparkling soul of her,
how she gave and gave of herself every day.
How she moved through the barnyard
same as any of the rest of us who laid eggs
with ordinary albumin, ordinary yolks.
And her ordinary heart, and her ordinary
guts, I loved, those, too.
After she died, the farmer and his wife
were left with nothing but shame.
But she left me her treasure—
how it glitters through my tears.
Now that she is nowhere, she is everywhere.
her magic more real than ever.
Everything that shines
reminds me of her.

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Time to Change Our Tune

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 19, 2012| 4 Comments »

Ring around the rosie
pocket full of posies
ashes ashes
we all fall down

Sing around the secret
pockets full of deep debt
credit, credit
we all fall down.

Spring around the danger
prayers full of anger
rifle, rifle
we all fall down.

Dance around each other
foes instead of lovers
righteous, righteous
we all fall down.

Swimming through the darkness
choosing to be heartless
tight fist, tight fist,
we all fall down.

Pointing with our fingers
blame and guilt and whimper
ashes, ashes
we all fall down.

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