From e0b1c2737397839ff5ba8c129d31baf6f97805fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:10:17 -0700 Subject: Finish linking Elegy, Hezekiah; Rename files --- serengeti.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 serengeti.txt (limited to 'serengeti.txt') diff --git a/serengeti.txt b/serengeti.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cbac12a --- /dev/null +++ b/serengeti.txt @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: Serengeti +genre: verse + +project: + title: Elegies for alternate selves + css: elegies + order: 20 + prev: + title: The mountain + link: mountain + next: + title: The shipwright + link: shipwright +... + +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]: onformalpoetry.html +[running]: squirrel.html -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81