William Stanley Merwin - Some Last Questions

William Stanley Merwin - Some Last Questions

What is the head br A. Ash br What are the eyes br A. The wells have fallen in and have br Inhabitants br What are the feet br A. Thumbs left after the auction br No what are the feet br A. Under them the impossible road is moving br Down which the broken necked mice push br Balls of blood with their noses br What is the tongue br A. The black coat that fell off the wall br With sleeves trying to say something br What are the hands br A. Paid br No what are the hands br A. Climbing back down the museum wall br To their ancestors the extinct shrews that will br Have left a message br What is the silence br A. As though it had a right to move br Who are the compatriots br A.


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