Dusky Page

      Swiftly, gamely, mademoiselle
      Made a wish to hear the notes
      Floating from my old wood flute
      Revealingly.
5     Poignant practice in the park
      Between our picnic and the flocks
      Achieved some partial good
                            when I stopped
      And stared at mademoiselle 'til dark.
10    This vain breath that I extend
      To where my antique wood flute ends
      By spastic clasp of crippled fingers
      In incapable mimesis
      Can't catch quite your natural and clear
15    Childish laughter that charms the air.
      Mallarme

 

From the collection "Nobody Poems"

Written by Gregg Glory [Gregg G. Brown]

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