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Rising
by Farrah Field
Winner of the |
IN LECOMPTE BAYOU Snakes hang like fingers in branches, claw through humidity, then S away. This is your introduction to Spanish moss and duckweed. You want to stand on the cut-trees below the surface. You want to ask, Have you ever? The rower doesn’t say much, but is in definite dialogue. As you are. Friends told you his mother was a nurse in Vietnam and made this boat herself. He stares as if he sees your nipples. Who first noticed his calloused hands. As he heaves the boat along, you’re sure he stole your missing rabbit. The paddles hit the water: trust, lift, gleam, trust. |
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