Otherwise</a> <link rel='stylesheet' href='http://arsonism.org/devaney/ndxz-studio/site/sample/style.css' type='text/css' /> </head> <body> <table align="center" width="500"> <tr><td> <h3>Otherwise</h3> <p> <small><i>after Joanne Kyger</i></small></p> <p class="p3"><br></p> <p class="p1">I get people and the extractive industries confused.</p> <p class="p4">Everything</p> <p class="p5">from steel</p> <p class="p1">to Chinese bras.</p> <p class="p3"><br></p> <p class="p1">She says: </p> <p class="p6"> <i>My Lord</i></p> <p class="p4"> <i>take me to the voice</i></p> <p class="p1"><i>and let it float.</i></p> <p class="p3"><br></p> <p class="p1">Float to the bottom</p> <p class="p6"> and stay there.</p> <p class="p4"> Surrounded by silent trees for months,</p> <p class="p1">The voice is deep,</p> <p class="p3"><br></p> <p class="p1">the eyes are closed.</p> <p class="p6"> The smoky sunglasses</p> <p class="p5"> are what take you.</p> <p class="p1">Past the fear of life's paucity,</p> <p class="p3"><br></p> <p class="p1">You might anticipate that <i>patience</i>,</p> <p class="p4"> or <i>crazy quilt</i></p> <p class="p5"> would be the word. </p> <p class="p1">Where else can you be both beautiful and warm? </p> <p class="p3"><br></p> <p class="p1">White is white,</p> <p class="p4"> it takes up space.</p> <p class="p3"><br></p> <p class="p1">Crumb-stained spicy salt between the pages.</p> <p class="p7"><br></p> <p><i> Thomas Devaney</i></p> <p class="p7"><br></p> <p class="p7"></p> <p class="p7"><br></p> <p class="p7"><br></p> <p class="p7"><br></p> </body> </html>