From per-if-oration -25 lines
transferred attention,
spent time
in contemplation
temple time,
sitting silent, hearing humms,
sh, some tweets mean
some birds, far away, about a
fair infield fly away, listen close
the gap...
How far is that, would you say,
a hundred feet,
thirty paces,
perhaps… there's the catch.
Hook a curiosity in flight.
Precisely right place
right time.
Think how rare that seems,
then look around
and see it isn't.
Gnatcatchers and bats catch flying
things with more measures
of possibility assessed accurately, as
instant prayer and answer.
Gulped in thanks.
Not a single read in five days, so
the old fisher casts another curios net.
Apr 10, 2024
Apr 10, 2024 at 3:28 PM UTC
From per-if-oration -25 lines
transferred attention,
spent time
in contemplation
temple time,
sitting silent, hearing humms,
sh, some tweets mean
some birds, far away, about a
fair infield fly away, listen close
the gap...
How far is that, would you say,
a hundred feet,
thirty paces,
perhaps… there's the catch.
Hook a curiosity in flight.
Precisely right place
right time.
Think how rare that seems,
then look around
and see it isn't.
Gnatcatchers and bats catch flying
things with more measures
of possibility assessed accurately, as
instant prayer and answer.
Gulped in thanks.
Not a single read in five days, so
the old fisher casts another curios net.
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