。

Althoughitstoodstock-stilllikecloudyrock

andalltheseawere

Theship’signored.

Theicebergrises

andsinksagain;itsssypinnacles

correctellipticsinthesky.

Thisisascenewherehewhotreadstheboards

isartlesslyrhetorical.

Thecurtain

isl

。

ightenoughtoriseonfinestropes

thatairytwistsofsnowprovide.

Thewitsofthesewhitepeaks

sparwiththesun.

Itsweighttheicebergdares

uponashiftingstageandstandsandstares.

Thisicebergcutsitsfacetsfromwithin.

Likejewelryfromagrave

itsavesitselfperpetuallyandadorns

onlyitself,perhapsthesnows

whichsosurpriseuslyingonthesea.

Good-bye,wesay,good-bye,theshipsteersoff

wherewavesgiveintooneanother’swaves

andcloudsruninawarmersky.

Icebergsbehoovethesoul

(bothbeingself-madefromelementsleastvisible)

toseethemso:fleshed,fair,erectedindivisible.

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