by
John Ezra Fowler
(c) Copyright, 1993, John Ezra Fowler
GRIST On-Line 1994
A somber fellow says, "For fun;"
and says,
"not love, but usage."
"Tall order for regular people.
Blight; brown poison
nodules;
bleak time," Appearance says,
"make eager males enter soon and linger
long."
Eagles gasp: "Along sharp night ridge,
granite angled mountain shoulder,
moon shone,
made inspiration updraft spiral aloft."
To please, too anxious;
bitterly relieved, specter's spade prepares
a grave. Past, or previous,
a laughing man
descends
borne down on eagle's wing
as sober tongues wag solemn songs.
"For
fun," they sing, "for fun;
not for love, but usage."
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