A New Direction
When I heard Catherine Barnett read from her book, Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced
, I felt such strong emotions I needed to take a breather as she read.
, I felt such strong emotions I needed to take a breather as she read. Living Room Altar
by Catherine Barnett
Except for the shirt pulled from the ocean,
except for her hands, which keep folding the shirt
except for her body, which once held their bodies,
my sister wants everything back now--
If there were a god who could out of empty shells
carried by waves to shore
make amends--
If the ocean saved in a jar
could keep from turning to salt--
She's hearing things:
bird calling to bird,
cat outside the door,
thorn of the blackberry against the trellis.
From Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced by Catherine Barnett. Copyright © 2004 by Catherine Barnett.
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