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Three Poems 
by Simon Pettet

 

Firstly she starts... 

Firstly she starts to mutter and twitch 
Secondly, her hair falls out (widow's peak, 

bald patches). Third, her once-pristine togs 

become grimy (regrettably soiled), fourth, 

she "gives forth foul odours" 

Fifth, finally, in rueful old age, she realizes 

she can never again capture what she once had 

"With that reckless indifference to the world", 

She gives up. She curls up under the stars 

She imagines the vast terrible outside void  

And her hearts' pit-a-pat.

 

(Firstly he starts to mutter and twitch 
Secondly, his hair falls out (widow's peak, 

bald patches). Third, his once-pristine togs 

become grimy (regrettably soiled), fourth, 

he "gives forth foul odours" 

Fifth, finally, in rueful old age, he realizes 

he can never again capture what he once had 

"With that reckless indifference to the world", 

He gives up. He curls up under the stars 

He imagines the vast terrible outside void 

and his hearts' pit-a-pat)

 
 

*

two and a half 

fish 

leaping out of the river 

ascension: 

life rises 

to a certain pitch

*

Those angels which do not know their father 
out of jealousy detain their mother in captivity 

confused for centuries she passes from one female body 

into another female body into another female body...

 

 

Books by Simon Pettet available at Amazon.com (click on title for reviews and ordering information):

Selected Poems
Talking Pictures (with Randy Burkhardt)
Conversations About Everything (with Randy Burkhardt)
James Schuyler Selected Art Writings

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