A stumblebum in scree. A hummingbird with internal bleeding. A desert windmill churning out Its painful water, Gurgling @3like, like, like@1. This must be the pursuit of happiness, Which is no one's right. A game the heart plays hurting. A butterfly with sore feet. The windowstunned bird willing To batter itself further For its birthright the air. Someone reciting an original poem With his throat cut. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BACKGROUND AND DESIGN by KAREN SWENSON THE HAUNTED OAK by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR SANTORIN (A LEGEND OF THE AEGEAN) by JAMES ELROY FLECKER THE PHANTOM HORSEWOMAN by THOMAS HARDY ST. AGNES' MORNING by MAXWELL ANDERSON EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 8. BE QUICK AND SURE by PHILIP AYRES WOONE SMILE MWORE by WILLIAM BARNES CLIO, NINE ECLOGUES IN HONOUR OF NINE VIRTUES: TO THE READER by WILLIAM BASSE |