Saturday, August 13, 2011

3230. ARRIVISTE (Lese Majeste)

ARRIVISTE
(lese majeste)
The wind came by water, as the water
came by wind. The Pilgrims came by
boat, everything they smote. The
schemers came by air, the fires came
by oil, the oil came as fires, everything
despoiled.
I ran for my rifle, and shot
at the river - feeble plinks
in a calm facade of surface
water all too deep for me
to fathom.

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