TheIagaryIceberg

We’dratherhavetheicebergthantheship,

althoughitanttheendoftravel.

Althoughitstoodstock-stilllikecloudyrock

andalltheseawereovgarble..

We’dratherhavetheicebergthantheship;

we’dratherownthisbreathgpofsnow

thoughtheship’ssailswereiduponthesea

asthesnowliesundissolvedupoer.

Osolen,floatgfield,

areyouawareanicebergtakesrepose

withyou,awakesaypastureonyoursnows?

Thisisaseasailivehiseyesfor.

Theship’sigheicebergrises

andsksaga;itsgssypnacles

rrectelliptithesky.

Thisisasewherehewhotreadstheboards

isartlesslyrhetorical.Thecurta

islightenoughtoriseoropes

thatairyistsofsnowprovide.

Thewitsofthesewhitepeaks

sparwiththesun.Itsweighttheicebergdares

uponashiftgstageandstandsandstares.

Thisicebergcutsitsfacetsfrowith.

Likejewelryfroagrave

itsavesitselfperpetuallyandadorns

onlyitself,perhapsthesnows

whichsosurpriselygonthesea.

Good-bye,wesay,good-bye,theshipsteersoff

wherewavesgivetooher’swaves

andcloudsrunawarrsky.

Icebergsbehoovethesoul

(bothbegself-adefrolevisible)

toseetheso:fleshed,fair,erecteddivisible.