Zumwalt Poems Online

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the analysis of falling

the analysis of falling

when going down it pays to plan ahead
and calculate the moment of impact if there is going to be one at all.

It is not so good to remember how it started
or to speculate on how to stop.

the best thing to do is enjoy it.
and if you can’t enjoy it, make notes.

-zumwalt (1991)

note

i look at a note I jotted down
a thought
a revelation
an expression of truth

I trace my fingers over the loops and bends
I cannot remember what I wrote
and I cannot read my writing

-zumwwalt (1991)

recollection

recollection

the roof is leaking

-zumwalt (1991)

read between the lines

read between the lines.

-zumwalt (1991)

backpack and acolyte

backpack and acolyte

with you on this trip
although suspicious of where you’re going
helping you carry suitcases you can’t lift alone

-zumwalt (1991)

possession

possession

this line is mine

— zumwalt (1998)