42opus
is an online magazine of the literary arts.
30 March 2007 | Vol. 7, No. 1
Elegy for Robert Creeley
The sun broke through…
I read aloud on the balcony
your poem for the 'two wives,'
a finch flew
through the ice shavings
of the sprinkler system
to my railing—it bowed deeply
twice
in gratitude
for what you had written
is my best explanation?
About the author:
Norman Dubie's most recent collection of poems, Insomniac Liar of Topo, was just published by Copper Canyon Press. He lives in Arizona.
Source:
http://42opus.com/v7n1/elegyforrobertcreeley
