III The Catalog of Bubbles; Anatta

A. Certain
Party
Drinks
B. Yellowstone
Paintpots
C. Rises
In trout
Streams
D. Soapy globes
From toy pipes
Popping on grass
E. Swelling
Lava domes
Inside volcanoes
F. Water
For Tea
G. Pancakes
Bottom side
Done
H. The safe
Plunging
At the bottom
Of waterfalls
I. Snake spit
On Buttercups
J. The breathing
Of divers,
The hearts of lovers,
Bursting up
K. Sentience
Skinned
Over eternity
L. Balloons
M. The weeping
Of the dark men
Of Czestochowa
Watching the camp
Gates break open
N. Sky swelling
Over prairie
O. Holes in
Clay and Walls
That make them
Of use
P. The level
Keeping
World level
Q. One universe
In the Foams
Of space-time
Over nothing
R. The Zero
Under All
that is
S. Frailty
RisingDancing
T. The victory
Over virtue's
Limits
U. That emptiness
In suffering:
Its deliverance
V. Hemispheres
On Lakes in rain
W. The heart
Of compassion
When everything
Is lost
X. Gratitude
Y. Awakening
After
Sleep
Z. The clearest
Bird-song.

Heaven Bone, #6, Winter-Spring, 1989 Chester, New York

Steven Fortney



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