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Britton Shurley

Britton Shurley: A Plot Against Robots (after Wallace Stevens)

May 11, 2011 by PBQ

First Girl When I hear their metal boots clacking through the garden, trampling down the daffodils, I will dance by this patch of violets; I will call down hours of rain. Their rusty knees should halt them. Second Girl I will set the herbs ablaze— the lemon thyme, the chocolate mint, the blooming pineapple sage. […]

Filed Under: Contributors 81, Issue 81, Poetry, Poetry 81 Tagged With: Britton Shurley, Contributors 81, Poetry, Poetry 81

Britton Shurley: In the Story Concerning the Ice Storm

May 11, 2011 by PBQ

In the story concerning the ice storm the trees are dripping crystal, & the wind snaps their branches like glass. There are ink-black birds pecking pinholes in the puddles, & an early, purple crocus huddles frozen in its blossom. The evening sun sets its pink on the yard while a swollen, brown-mouthed river waits patiently […]

Filed Under: Contributors 82, Issue 82, Poetry, Poetry 82 Tagged With: Britton Shurley, Contributors 82, Poetry, Poetry 82

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