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Gary Blankenship
Song of Myself #8 - Spinning-girl
Song of Myself #7 - Deacons
7. The deacons are ordained with crossed hands at the altar,
sanctified by horn, tooth and claw consecrated by hoof, feather and fin
the bishop holds the baptism bowl in his paws the choir bleats hymns written on wind and tide
across field and fen inside forest and marsh the congregation squeaks and honks approval and prayers for the coming seasons
a fisherman casts a fly under the trout’s nose
a hunter hides behind blinds and camouflage
an exterminator lays traps and poison along the basement walls
chickadees and nuthatches scatter grain and corn the raven’s warnings ignored
the fox’s prophecy near fruition
a shot rings throughout the cathedral
Song of Myself #8 - Spinning-girl
8. The spinning-girl retreats and advances to
the hum of the big wheel, unable to resist the dance the weft the weave the spindle’s turn the treadle’s tap …..tap ……….tap
(and the wheel turns)
gold brocade for the queen lace for the lady in waiting silk for the bride homespun for the farmer broadcloth for the lawyer unbleached wool for the monk calico for the apron hemp for the noose corduroy for the youth satin for the dilettante herringbone for the banker polyester for the backup singer nylon for the soldier’s gift
(and the wheel turns)
I cannot refuse the dance the spin …..twist ………turn of thread that binds
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