Trio No. 7
1.
I cannot change the way a tree watches me walking by. She does not know that I too have immovable roots.
I cannot change the way a frog analyzes my breathing. He does not know that I too began my life in water.
I cannot control the jealous desire of a stone that I too be dead and cold and lifeless. She does not realize that I am her father, mother, wife, brother, friend.
2.
One, two, three
One, two, three
Think.
One, two, three
One, two, three
Blink.
One, two, three
One, two, three
Sink.
3.
A list of objects and compound objects:
I cannot change the way a tree watches me walking by. She does not know that I too have immovable roots.
I cannot change the way a frog analyzes my breathing. He does not know that I too began my life in water.
I cannot control the jealous desire of a stone that I too be dead and cold and lifeless. She does not realize that I am her father, mother, wife, brother, friend.
2.
One, two, three
One, two, three
Think.
One, two, three
One, two, three
Blink.
One, two, three
One, two, three
Sink.
3.
A list of objects and compound objects:
An atlas of the United States east coast.
The shoulder blade of a seagull.
A sleeping bag, used each night.
The wet sneakers of a hitchhiker.
A turtle, slowly crossing a busy road.
A gallon of spring water.
The bright green jerseys of a little-league baseball team.
The shadow of the back wall of a drug store.
The locker rooms at Kent State University.
Yellow lines in a parking lot in Indianapolis during a thunderstorm.
The surging waves of Lake Ontario in a stiff wind.
A baguette.
A caesar salad in Galena, Illinois.
The empty buildings of a nameless town in Iowa.
The storm clouds receding over the hills after a tornado.
The window of the penny candy store in Strawberry Point.
The cavern beneath the large tree in the state park.
The swan-shaped boat on the pond at the Vrindaban community in Moundsville.
The peacocks there, too.
The shoulder blade of a seagull.
A sleeping bag, used each night.
The wet sneakers of a hitchhiker.
A turtle, slowly crossing a busy road.
A gallon of spring water.
The bright green jerseys of a little-league baseball team.
The shadow of the back wall of a drug store.
The locker rooms at Kent State University.
Yellow lines in a parking lot in Indianapolis during a thunderstorm.
The surging waves of Lake Ontario in a stiff wind.
A baguette.
A caesar salad in Galena, Illinois.
The empty buildings of a nameless town in Iowa.
The storm clouds receding over the hills after a tornado.
The window of the penny candy store in Strawberry Point.
The cavern beneath the large tree in the state park.
The swan-shaped boat on the pond at the Vrindaban community in Moundsville.
The peacocks there, too.
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