Leaf, Shoe, Razor





what would leaf and shoe write
what would worldly paradise look like?

shampoo bottles dew-brindled,
lost earth-visible stars

parking spot, paring knife
cash receipts, shadow

between woe and wealth
disposable razors river

between earnestness and game
leaf and shoe like a train

time sweet like glue
or some perceivèd root

leaf and shoe then
lightning’s tart flute

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after Thomas Wyatt's Sonnet: "Avising the bright beams of these fair eyes"



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