also passed Louise, but taciturnly so:
a found notice in yellowed newsprint
when the mahogany hutch was moved.
a heaving revelation so eagerly sought
has been muffled into musty silence:
an aroma of her, almost breathing.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
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Gerry, this is one of my favorites so far. The title is perfect. This tension between revelation and concealment is like a tiny wince, not overstated: Something was moved, something was found, and something is muffled. I like that. the "almost breathing," the muffling of the breath, of the truth is constrictively powerful(if that makes sense). Which, according to my reading, is exactly the kind of tension a "heaving revelation" can produce. This is the danger of dusting.
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