They recur like structural building blocks…
Alice Burdick
Holler
“Voices of the familiar”
[ending]
Musical notes, sings Hazel,
and Arthur says water
when he sees ducks.
“Baby wheels”
[ending]
What’s happened to you, baby?
You used to be entirely air,
and now you’re arrow,
part imbedded in a tree.The growling group of human
family enters the house,
up and down the octaves,
breathing life and sticky handprints.
“Earl”
[whole poem]
Swimming air in,
finally, cool breath.
Connect says Hazel,
and Arther scoots to wheels.
“Generational”
[endings]
Downstairs the kids keep
the conversation up with the elders,
climbing on furniture
and throwing cars around.
And each block acts like a “signature” to mark the presence of little folk underfoot. And a call to pay attention.
And so for day 2447
25.08.2013