Atlas Apothecary
Where did I put the geography
the wholeness of this place?
Each piece compartmentalized:
air direction velocity humor
feathers oils ribs groins
top shelf farther left
up above the plateau
beyond the sink hole
meadow moraine
where sand grains loiter
seeds fall and wait for rain
back wall near the window
where mornings are kept
alphabetical by month
miles from here on maps
rolled under beds
near closets of cotton
and woolen wharves asleep
by restless rivers running past
igneous ridges and crystalline
columns near the corner
by the bank
where the post office stood
before BlackBerries.
by Tom Plante
Comments