Peter Grandbois
BEND AND TOUCH THE GRASS

Though the house is quiet
another day nearly
………….snuffed out

Shadows slipping through
a bear’s skull,
………….half-buried

Deer prints breaking
the blossoming mud
………….at the water’s edge

The cricket’s chirp
limping through
………….the undecided night

You still understand
nothing
………….of silence

Time thickens
to an inky paste
………….deep in the hollow
of your hands

The moon a blind eye
opening
………….inside you

A leaf falls
becomes the wind
………….before it rests

becomes a stray
dog

a prophet sucking
the tit
………….of sky

The house lives
inside you

………….not you
inside the house


Peter Grandbois is the author of thirteen books. His work has appeared in over one hundred journals. His plays have been performed in St. Louis, Columbus, Los Angeles, and New York. He is poetry editor at Boulevard and teaches at Denison University in Ohio. You can find him at www.petergrandbois.com.

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