I may be looking at the set of boulders

that is now in front of me, but it is you I am addressing.

that is now in front of me, but it is you I am addressing.
that is now in front of me, but it is you I am addressing.
You are near or you are far,
You are near or you are far,
depending on the accuracy of the words I have chosen.
depending on the accuracy of the words I have chosen.
When my teacher told me to use /this/
When my teacher told me to use this
instead of /the,/ she was talking about the range between
instead of the, she was talking about the range between
the intimate and the conventional. The gray cluster
the intimate and the conventional. The gray cluster
is radiant, but it is a melancholy radiance. —Rick Barot
is radiant, but it is a melancholy radiance.
—Rick Barot

2 responses to “I may be looking at the set of boulders”

  1. an encyclopedia you have given us—a to z. you shocked me that you caught that jet trail quick enough to catch it moving 1,000 miles an hour and the sunset painting plus the love story of the flowers. rick barot must have been looking with you.

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