by August Kleinzahler
illustrator Rosie Roberts
Issue IX
(for Roy Fisher)
Attach to a place
It attaches to you
And the land around
Comes through
The windows, stonework
The weather, as well
Blowing in
Rattling the glass
Your own, pushing back
Ah, there’s the making
Of some turbulence
Where
Over there
In your left shoe
A wee cyclone
And there, too
To the right of the cabinet
Where the cat
Midday might choose to nap
The cat
The cat
Outside in the rain
Has she a place to hide
Oh, yes
Oh, my, yes
