Fish dragging banners behind them,
Expeditions to higher elevations,
Herd of white deer, half a red pear,
Throat of fingerdeep black fur,
Octagonal amber ashtray with a
Handful of bullets in it, sweeping
Up wooddust, sweeping up and down
Not against the grain, pitchers of
Icecold water, pitchers of gravel &
Sand, spine flickers, throat catchers,
Breaking string of black pearls,
Eyes in search of eyelids, handprint
On thin air, footprints on thresholds,
Look out for falling cooks, make way
For Miss Thornbird, leaf loose on
Windowledge, black cat with white eye-
Mask, anyone with knowledge of, awestuck
Matchstick, scarlet blouse loose on
Fire escape, fish explaining to a hat
What it will do with the rest of its life.
Hat close, getting there.