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The Shining Slopes and Planes.(Poem)

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| March 01, 2004 | Murray, Les | COPYRIGHT 2004 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
THE SHINING SLOPES AND PLANES 
 
   Having tacked loose tin panels 
   of the car shed together 
   Peter the carpenter walks straight up 
   the ladder, no hands, 
   and buttons down lapels of the roof. 
 
   Now his light weight is on the house 
   overhead, and then he's back down 
   bearing long straps of a wiry green 
   Alpine grass, root-woven, fine as fur 
   that has grown in our metal rain gutters. 
 
   ...

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