From f00d869e4c0e64be6093e4980e62e3c9b9b33cc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:36:44 -0700 Subject: Add links to Elegies; write TODO.txt --- 32-serengeti.txt | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) create mode 100644 32-serengeti.txt (limited to '32-serengeti.txt') diff --git a/32-serengeti.txt b/32-serengeti.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c8dd4c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/32-serengeti.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +title: 'Serengeti' +project: 'Elegies for Alternate Selves' +... + +The self is a serengeti \ +a wide grassland with baobab trees \ +reaching their roots deep into earth \ +like a child into a clay pot \ +A wind blows there or seems to blow \ +if he holds it up to his ear the air shifts \ +like stones in a stream uncovering a crawfish \ +it finds another hiding place watching you \ +Its eyes are blacker than wind \ +on the serengeti they are the [eyes of a predator][formal] \ +they are coming toward you or receding \ +a storm cloud builds on the horizon \ +Are you [running][] toward the rain or away from it \ +Do you stand still and crouch hoping for silence + +[formal]: 19-onformalpoetry.html +[running]: 35-squirrel.html -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81