{"id":7,"date":"2008-02-23T15:50:07","date_gmt":"2008-02-23T23:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/?p=7"},"modified":"2008-02-27T12:03:21","modified_gmt":"2008-02-27T20:03:21","slug":"the-last-note-from-the-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"Williams: The last note from the shore"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last note from the shore\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0
\nby Henry Williams\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPardon my sore toast, nominal & blunt & let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s get on toward the sea.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>—John Berryman<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>i.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
When the timbers creak the ship ancient<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
and ever still slick as a fox swimming in oil<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
then Robert Johnson<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strummed and slid on the strings<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcyou better come in my kitchen<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna be rain outdoors\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
these shanties flame sung as farewell, final<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
footing beat<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and pasted to water<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
my seal,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>loaded a barrel of fresh herring<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
and onions. this is where I signal there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s reefs,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
yes, and all their ornamentations<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
but running the sandy waves<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
was all the waking sailor could manage.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>We changed the light bulb<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
and cursed the moon for her influence.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ii.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Delta of a snaking flow<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
where traders tie crocs to canoes, approach the barges<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
world that started our trek.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
From brushing jungle feathers against the rail, these<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
nights blanket steam kicks a drum tap of trees<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>slapping hands to bulwark,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>baby carriage<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
bursting up stream listed and wobbly,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
and this was hole-in-the-pocket excess leading<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
towards an ocean, this, Conrad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s river:<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
his jungular bulging with percussion<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
or heat or adrennial smiles cautious slant.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
We at the mouth traded gasoline and steel<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
for wind, canvas<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
old fashion mess<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
our best waist coat.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>iii.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Pulse pattern madness as we<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
baptized the hull, darkest grain maple dressed<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
in pitch & tar,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we prepared each sail<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
like lingerie suited to seduce the wind;<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>thrust sent us script thru white caps<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hot held bow past Truman<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ike<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
and camelot.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suppose we are Vikings,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
this would be truth:<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the sea\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cold promise digs<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under all roots.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>To know finally why a half a century found<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
a peaceful us out to swagger with baton<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
any regular cop\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beat<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>container myth<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
of missiles<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>airborne<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>&<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gray painted fleet.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
we are no Bush or Cortez,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
working for<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
a listless whore.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
This is voyage.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Not sinking.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one part<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the boat<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
(a)<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Welcome this party pushing craft<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
from Chesapeake swampland to the<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
cliffs emptying earth off north<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Californian coast.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twelve existing<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
between pressed pulp and pen, we<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
move what coasting scud of our hull<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
slide this is.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Fuel, muscles own strain<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
as it is the only way to dream this<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
spiraling journey on its course.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Ernie Pyle,<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our Delphian guide, drifts<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
from 1930\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s articles,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
travel-tips never missing.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>critics<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
mention drastic changes must\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
happened, but then how many<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
left the narrow confines of desk<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
or chair, much less made it their boat, dared<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
sail anything save thick cows tongues<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
from their oily rotting teethy holes.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Our goal:<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to cruise thru 50 years<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
soaked wood history, warped pine of<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the white house & trembling limestone<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
dome, the argument for this mind’s<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
expedition.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Not to judge but to see.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
(b)<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
So we stompt the grapes yet smasht<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the bottle, wine transmogrified,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
artery split, spilt veins poured<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
thru silt and the ocean disappeared.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the American states were born in<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
1945 to Roosevelt<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
dying, and Truman rising.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>It was D.C.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
where we began pushing the boat be-<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
hind a horse dawn hearse;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seven<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
different steeds from the islands off<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Hatteras, roped there to pull to<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Arlington that last brave patriot<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
who nature kept from being Caesar.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the crew south now, sitting drunken;<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
shrimp boats riding swells, and how<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
do we understand this nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
slide sipping wine, getting high, obser-<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
ving the beach skint by tide.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Waiting for the stars to now point<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
mapish the roads we should skid the<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
craft down;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>list this crew so far:<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Coltraine and Idlewilt, the same<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d seem but pushing opposite sides.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
(c)<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
The picture window was 50\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
golden timed sensible timid<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
buyers;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>American image, one meteor,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
its century.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Butter and whole milk,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
synthetic silk, Ozzy & Harriet blew<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
kisses cross their twin bed canyon.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
but entering just right to exclaim<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
for us, squatted forty years past<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the prime is a trinity more true<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
to those middle decades than Ike<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
or Nixon on his rotten blood rise:<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Kees, Bruce and Dean, all ghosts now.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
What better sparkling last shot<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
at these years than the abandoned<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
car on the Golden Gate Bridge west<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
entrance;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>subtle as a missile silo<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
in Nebraska, or a broomstick to mop-<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
sweep glaciers spastic angles;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
passed Ernie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Indiana yesterday.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Last seventeen hours spent coating<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
stomachs with apple pie and vanilla<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
ice cream.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Heroes all choked on chicken<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
bone excuses, painful failing truth.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
(d)<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
it is September, a falling mouth, a<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
dispatched smell that will land over<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the pushcart clouds, atop a dead<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
rain damaged or bug eaten leaf.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
The force transforms, the frozen<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
concentrate about to be whipped<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
to these august swirls conclusive<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
off rumbling astropheric burps.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Actually watching football in Veterans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
stadium, saints and eagles on fake<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
green short grass.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Irregular, yes,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
all those cars arranged around the boat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
splintered hull–<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but September<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
brings us here.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The coliseum drawn<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
like a well bucket from the metropolis.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
ache the age, this era of game<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
that came sometime after manifest destiny<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
ended:<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to help control the emptiness<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
which emerged.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>So said the hobo<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
who found a ten spot and a free ticket;<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
collecting cans for nickels,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
he dropt the aluminum, fixed his coat,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
stretcht then strutted to play.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
(e)<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Entertainment\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s moral concern,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the fair way to hit and score tuckt<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
into mediocre spirits with cash.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
A sour rebellion, escape, no soothing<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the throaty sand when struck pitches<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
curl human milk.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Confused, we slapt<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the boat wood hull with our hands to<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
check reality.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Assuring grind of grain<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
on asphalt, we merged on I-40<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
west.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Yes mates, slipt the whole crew &<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
craft over Texas.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kees, hand tight<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
on his bow hold, laught until he cought,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
gagged senseless by the thought of San<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Francisco.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The hills, he said, and<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
triumphs, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to till<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
this soul once more thru bay & mist.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
What a bridge!<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>And silence again save<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
wooden scrape & splinter, a sorry<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
dusty choice shotglass next to his<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
voice.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ruined pueblos, carved cliff,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
haunted whistling behind us.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Fire<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
gradually follows sun, whispers<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
and snores greet wilderness\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s black.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
(f)<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
There have been trials:<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ragged & hunted,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
forced to disappear, twelve men go<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
these rocky gaps with us.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Black listed<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
by pork bulbous hungry hams in<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
ties.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>& this Ike\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s grand ole fiesta,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
a wake, or more crazed funeral<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
for already thin individual<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
rights.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Stalin laughed at suburbs,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Levittown, a land for his heart.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Plums gone, and she couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
a corner grocer.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no choice since Ozzy<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
had the Plymouth but walking miles<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
for Wal-mart:<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>then only got apples.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Not a clear day to be bought, these hills<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
crackt chocolate, frost clawed edges<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
trimming the road.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Entourage rimmed near<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the snake river, campt:<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we knew Joe McCarthy<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
would dive into some sourmash pit.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
This crucible (where spanning orange cliffs<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
cataract canyon) spun blindness<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
in a winding-scape, crevices tying us.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Words stopped as Jimmy Dean ran hand<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
thru hair with the usual tragic flair.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
(g)<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnow sleeps he with that old whore death\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>-Hemingway<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
In Idaho, bluffs & black streams shadowed<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
by retiring sun, we saw Hemingway<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
smoking a butt, scowled he;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the condos<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
spread;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>civilized porno windows<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
looked on water dying.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Vital flow<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
stunk of tapeworm & ham:<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not a trout<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
to fin thru slick rocks.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>He spit thick<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
with lung & foul discharge.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Coltraine askt<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
if he still retained a ship swagger.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Torn hunting jacket hung on ghost,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Remington repeater twelve gauge<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
leaned on a tree stump, he spoke a tuba<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
hump. Short bass hums of tongue on<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
rotted cheek & teeth.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d gladly<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
sail tomorrow but this land is mine:<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
to leave, to pass these white tips for<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
a new Havana.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Those bars that ruin gut<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
and brain, the ease of companions.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
He grabbed Coltraine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s corduroy coat.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Paris & poverty, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s salvation m\u00e2\u20ac\u2122boy!<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
Then burnt another lucky, slumpt on<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
a snow drift, hardened ice:<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his smoke<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
a swimmer fading to sea, far past waves…<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
(h)<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
In a hotel room (Irving, Texas), the<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
All Star Inn, 14 of us cover up<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the floor & two beds.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Boris Karloff is<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
weaving a story.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Face pasty as the tale<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
unfolds,<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>—the scientists\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 creation<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
somehow turned & haunted the humanity<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
it meant to lift.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Twisted then, when<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
the scientists sought to fix their poem<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
or pass its floating truth elsewhere:<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
they got hung.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The words weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exactly<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
unknown, more just a proper setting involved<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
for surprise application on earth.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>He<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
sat & addressed his glass;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Boris drank<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
some rose to his cheeks.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tom Idlewilt<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
pushed Bill from bed to rug, no doubt<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
stoned & stuffed.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>By the intersection<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
and across from the west most acre of<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
truck farms was a Waffle House.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tom ate<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
his self sludgy.<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The 3.99<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
special for all of anything sunk right thru<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
stomach;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>loaded with grease and slothy<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
complex carbohydrates, Tom said<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
what good would come smashing atoms.<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/o><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n

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The last note from the shore\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 by Henry Williams\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPardon my sore toast, nominal & blunt & let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s get on toward the sea.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0—John Berryman \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0i. \u00c2\u00a0 When the timbers creak the ship ancient and ever still slick as a fox swimming in oil then Robert Johnson \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0strummed and slid on the strings […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.emergencypress.org\/almanac\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}