<\/p>\nThe nimble oven bird, the dignity of pears,
\nThe simplicity of oars, the imperishable
\nEngines inside slim fir-seeds, all of these
\nHint how much we long for the impermanent
\nTo be permanent. We want the hermit wren
\nTo keep her eggs even during the Storm;
\nWe want eternal oceans. But we are perishable;
\nFriends, we are salty, impermanent kingdoms.<\/p>\n
<\/em> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n
WANTING SUMPTUOUS HEAVENS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nNo one grumbles among the oyster clans,
\nAnd lobsters play their bone guitars all summer.
\nOnly we, with our opposable thumbs, want
\nHeaven to be, and God to come, again.
\nThere is no end to our grumbling; we want
\nComfortable earth\u00a0and sumptuous heaven.
\nBut the heron Standing on one leg in the bog
\nDrinks his rum all day, and is content.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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