SWIMMING BY:PROLOGUE & SONG

Larry Goodell

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a duende book digital release 2010po box 571 placitas, new mexico 87043

SWIMMING BY:PROLOGUE & SONG

Whenthe world

beginsto sing

the timethat told

the rainto fold

the rocksbecomethe living

pastthe knocksin Earthbegin

to passthe fogthat followsvalleyspresentarroyosknockthe heart

to singI will go forwardinto pastI will bring rain frominfant dreamsSandiaoverlap& loadfolding down

the geode road

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‘the water-lockedin tunnelspassingdown from winterssnow begunthe fishes

great upliftfolding & faultingmalachite & azuritegalenamolybdenite

gypsumfeldspar

flouriteevaporation of the ancient seasI see my mind-bod eye bodestime tell.Oceansturn toclouds

fog liftsfrom the apples in the misthereat home

the minddreamsschemes of beingall alone

and ancienttoojust a ruseto come down thruthe time tune

(sing)

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Oceans

roll in

roll out

shoresAnd

the tides

come in

for more

Still the

earth is

dry and

barren If

the o

ceans don't

go there.

Now the

snowfall

turns to

ice

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Ice to

water

then to

airFalls

and drains

off through

the streams

On or

under

earth-old

seams

And the oceans suck awayMorning noon and night and dayAnd the clouds come back for moreRaining draining down the shores.

In my desert mesa viewI see oceans that are throughThey have drained all out awayNow the blue sky sings of jade.

But I

dream of

lobsters

and

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Seaweed

washed and

pebbled

sandAnd

at night

I hear

the dream

Swimming

by not

hearing

me.

larry goodellplacitas, new mexico

/26Jul95 & ‘89

note: the farther from left margin,the higher the pitch

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photographs at Sandia Crest, New Mexicoby larry goodell

also see

All Of LoveThe Sea We Were

In the Stars & Other Poems4 Broadsides from the 70's

duende book digital releasesin celebration of

the poet’s 75 yearth

CBa duende book digital release 2010

Cutout of Swimming By used to read from

SWIMMING BY

Larry Goodell