Just Ask
by Barry Schwabsky
Did he sing of
never see again or
meet again? Did he sing of
unknown journey which
or when or if
immoderate water
memories already
fading? A certain finality fluttered
shadows in hair
of a part-time animal,
unknown into which
they would not emerge.
Her hands are examples (1991,
oil, enamel, and sunlight
on canvas).