From e01ed83975933e4c8eafcda7950db98342ddfd63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 22:08:20 -0700 Subject: Switch to compile.lua for reasons --- river/last-passenger.river | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 171 insertions(+) create mode 100644 river/last-passenger.river (limited to 'river/last-passenger.river') diff --git a/river/last-passenger.river b/river/last-passenger.river new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7a12de9 --- /dev/null +++ b/river/last-passenger.river @@ -0,0 +1,171 @@ +last +passenger +memory +works +strangely +spooling +its +thread +over +the +nails +of +events +barely +related +creating +finally +some +picture +if +we're +lucky +of +a +life +but +more +likely +it +knots +itself +catches +on +a +nail +or +in +our +throats +that +gasp +as +it +binds +our +necks +for +air +an +example +today +marks +one +hundred +years +since +your +namesake +the +last +living +passenger +pigeon +died +in +cincinnati +it +also +marks +a +year +since +we +last +spoke +although +around +the +world +zoos +mourn +her +loss +i'm +done +with +you +i +mourn +no +more +your +voice +the +first +sound +i +heard +outside +my +body +that +reached +into +my +throat +and +set +me +ringing +but +that +string +memory +that +feels +sometimes +more +like +a +tide +has +yoked +together +bound +your +voice +to +that +bird +the +frozen +stuffed +forgotten +pigeon +my +heart +is +too +easy +but +it +must +do +to +blink +to +flex +its +unused +toes +slowly +thaw +to +the +wetness +of +beating +wings +fly +to +me +again +and +alight +singing +full-throated +on +my +broken +shoulder -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81