curious green
in peel of bell
antiseptic care trims
garden spot where
eye of the sea
had once met.
tell me miss emily
that the sun dial
covers all actions
of the hemisphere ?
a long look
the world looks up
blue & tattered.
where is the helm
& long held diggings?
all footnotes have been
gathered & the puzzle is
spread across the sky.
one cannot see frogs
in puddles or the racking
of political gigolos,
or count the packages
of meat on conveyer belts,
or even see floating
landscapes that fall
past docks & moorings
but there is a long
decay in the human tooth
that will not let up.