dances of zola

...she thought blue...red...decided on blue...leaving the hinges natural...
(for Ally Meath)

theres no machinery here
there may be a buried vase
or a vase suspended by string in a hole
the hole covered by wood and grass

there are no peacocks
there may be a geranium behind that wall
tall as your mother made of porcelain

leaning left i might see a burning chair
figures in a kind of ceremony
wrapped in briars

there may insects inside that mans hat
someone may live inside that cow
a dogs head may emerge from each of those stones

i’d run from that
ive counted 98 stones

if i had a blanket i’d certainly throw it at every dog
but i know i’d run

i’d run through these floating seeds
to your door
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