when
yer
heart
sinks
below
the
surface
for
a
lost
snowy
owl

TVOTR

PBR

i had to
take a step back as you
passed through me

sunrise
warning
concealed
under
Jupiter's
shroud

rosary
beads
wrapped
round
yer
preservation
heart

do
you
feel
the
soil
turning
over
your
daughter's
words
?

1911-1916

edward porter wakes
under a shoeless shadow
pulling sugar cane