Our boo th
Embraced in p rivacy's dim reca ll
T he gentl e homin g instin cts o f a life
Spent wel l and gentl y
In
a world 's turmoil : T he green of spo rting felt
Color television as tro turf
Pointilliste lawn s
&
fo rma l ga rden s
All sil en ce yearning
To op era te the mind in three dimen sion s,
Smoke if you 've got em
Sleep li ghtl y in Ameri can accents
Sighs
Bartered like an y o ther eloquen ce
Remembered , quo ted
Pri zes of some moment, far or recent
Shining in memo ry
Holl ywood premi ere searchli ghts
Scanning n eon-blu shing skies
For stars more brilli ant
T han those whose limos birth them on th e pavement
Impressed by th e footprints o f o ther ea rli er average
Ameri can s who ascended in biograph light
Li ps pout
Or ca tch th e tongue between their ful somen ess
T o seize h er sigh s
And still hi s q ues ti onings
Teeth fl ash and cl ick,
Recover earli er impos ter accents
A line vani sh es
smudge
The wo rds fl et' in to te lephoni c moments
T he sil ent poses tha t accompan y the vo ice
Across charged eth ers grown heavy w ith' mann ers
And di stan ce's n a tura l doubts
