American Poetry

Louis SimpsonContemplative

Whatever it is, it must have A stomach that can digest Rubber, coal, uranium, moons, poems. Like the shark, it contains a shoe. It must swim for miles through the desert Uttering cries that are almost human.

Louis Simpson
SourceLicence:Public domain (US, unrenewed)
Mood:
Contemplative
Topics:
poetry, desert, shark

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