H e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s b e r g

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i v e s E d i t i o n

CLIFF FYMAN

Bedrock Mortar

old pants hang from nail in wall

these days are full

even while they are being emptied

this seclusion from people

becomes inclusion of everything

seen, unseen and remembered

I watch variations of sunlight

into night

and the alterations of my moods: joy

grief, encouragement, doubt, eagerness, love,

death, worry, resolve

Ponderosa pine, oak, cedar

madrone, manzanita

racoons, bees, squirrels, mice

deer. Many deer

so tame they feed at the door, 

lie on ground and rest

you walk right by them.

A sweet variety of birds.

Blue jays, robin, an Oregon bird, quail

to name a few.

When it rains deer cluster

under a bush for protection

eyeball the area

and poke their ears up

wider and wider

because it seems the rain makes it difficult

to hear people approaching

21 Feb 1982

[Originally published in NHS 2012, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs12/.]