[Realpoetik] CAROLINE YOUNG

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Sun Nov 6 08:58:49 PST 2011


RECONSTRUCTION FLYERS





Because birds do not wait for insurance agents,

I assess



the mother as she settles on the Elm

eyes over broken limbs



drops and bombs, sizing twigs by beak.



Dwelling under fallen trees

her silence



keeps things simple.  The adjuster whys over

every brick, measures life



in shingles, chimney, sheetrock, boards and nails.

I review my coverage.



Overhead, the harbingers drift.

Beneath, the street life lies: eyes negotiate



lines down, sidewalks strewn in reconstruction flyers

*remains are not to be removed*



by firemen, lawyers, photographers, anyman

with a chainsaw.



I count torn gutters to resettle.



Where trees once lined the street – a sky

beneath, a row of brittle homes



strip-searched by the storm.



Amid the rubble, nests are born

of insulation, splintered beams.



*Caroline Young* has grown increasingly tired of our culture’s persistent
cat/dog debate.  Both animals are masters of the kill shake, so what is
there to discuss?  If someone wants to write a poem about this, she will
read it.  Otherwise, she’ll just keep putting her faith in trees.  Thanks
for reading the work.

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