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Sutra of the Robin

30 June, 2009 by george fillingham · 5 comments

George Fillingham

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            “ . . . y en un abrir los ojos nos morimos.”*
            Octavio Paz
I have raised robins, many thought abandoned. Many were.
I have raised them from what looked to be
A bundle of pin feathers and quills with bright wide beaks,
Or some naked but for hinted wings, bulged eyes.
All were hungry. I would buy bait [...]

Wallace Steven’s Firecat

22 March, 2009 by george fillingham · No comments

George Fillingham

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“Later, the firecat closed his bright eyes
And slept.”
         Wallace Stevens
After Steven’s firecat
Had bristled in the way
Of the clattering bucks
As they swerved
To the left, and to the right,
He slept.
And as he slept, he dreamed.