from Trans-Continental

by bpNichol

1

an h moves past an m
an i becomes and r

someone throws a snowball
o p
t r s u
v v v

w

i i i

2

x d

one mile

a sky which is grey
blue

do not serve yourself

l e
4 3 1 2 2

3

z

zero then nothing

3
6 9 10
13 5

here a z becomes an e
becomes an m a w

4

a d in a cloudbank
an r by a sea

perhaps it is a river
passes over

sky

sun

a town
in which the r becomes an l

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Copyright © 1982 by bpNichol
used by permission of Eleanor Nichol

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