i ching poem #12

47. K’un (Oppression (Exhaustion)) / 51. Chên (The Arousing (Shock, Thunder))

When you visit, please excuse the fly heads
that stud the carpet like poppy seeds—
Gertrude cannot stop with the gymnastics.
Her instinct to stalk small air creatures &
feel them move in her mouth is too strong. There
are so many compound eyes hidden in the pile.

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Before you visit, pack the following:
an acre of chocolate-dark soil, a wooden
porch swing, twine for the string beans,
green glass bottles of beer, the books, a house
we can paint & is therefore ours, & of course
your hands. Come here. No need to bring shoes.

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