esprit
spring
2007
Evie
Currency
Untitled
The Dying of the Light.
imitation as flattery or Stolen
Snow-tipped Toes
Implications
Josie Whales’
Rusted Plow
The Palmer Method
Camilla
Broken
The Knife
Tooth
No I Don’t
Thematic Attack
Front Cover: New York CaresInside Front Cover: DedicationInside Back Cover: GraffitiBack Cover: Afterglow
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Camillaafter Mary Oliver
Pauline Palko
Gently her mother stands
to visit the buffet in this place
of common fare. I guard
belongings with her child
held close, talking
nonsense, voice mapping
a rhythm, owning
the onyx-eyed infant
of my friend; for a few moments
she clasps my thumb. Devotion
returns with a full plate
releasing me to fill my own again
with theories, culture; this is
an ample cup.
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