Five Wagons of Hickory Nuts

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They tell me,
Your whole life
was getting ready for this.

My son makes the leaves rain
and his voice growls a low thunder.
Eyes closed, I fall back
into the spin of the teal princess.
Her gown fills with air
and long sleeves float like ribbons.

Today we fill five wagons with hickory nuts
one bucket at a time.

They tell me,
God gives special children like him
to people like you for a reason.

I once hid
in my sister’s closet
and squatted over the mirror
while studying the diagram
in her Women’s Health textbook.
I touched the places they said
were supposed to feel good and wondered
when my blood would start.

They tell me,
You are a Saint, woman
I could never do it.

We fill five wagons with hickory nuts.
We use two hands.
We use one shovel.

The baby calls me Mommy Princess
but I am not,
not even a Saint.


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AnonymousAnonymousabout 13 years ago
*****

Five.

buttersbuttersabout 13 years ago
oh this is so damned good

straight to favourites

LeBrozLeBrozabout 16 years ago
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This poem was selected from Lit's archive of over 39,000 poems for inclusion in today's Archival Review.<br>

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Bill DadaBill Dadaabout 18 years ago
How do you write like this?

'We fill five wagons with hickory nuts.

We use two hands.

We use one shovel.'

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