Philippe Beck, p.10



XLVII. SOLEMN LAKE FALLS BACK.

Although: deposition taken—
no slipping out on duck ponds (“Wine and Bread”)—
if less far from pleasant
sleeper
and babies
and Cyclist
a problem is of ease
to welcome the menacing whale,
a leaking tap,
calm noncomfort
neither worn
nor taken vows.
But monastic domestic
unrustic, urban country drummer,
Here’s all you need for a portrait
of a living solemn dead guy
in the eyes of a done-in Cyclist.