Blackberrying: A Conversation Piece

Whether birds feel joy in their flight

Whether one's lifework might be something no one wants

Whether one will end up living in a cardboard box

Whether love is an element like air or fire

Such are the questions on their purple tongues.

Copyright © 2002 Jeremy Hooker All rights reserved
from Adamah
Enitharmon Press / Dufour Editions
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