Parading

Down Sally Cow Lane and Elsewhere

God got involved in making a dragonfly

with turquoise dots all down its back like Lauren Bacall.
and lost track of time.
and lost track of time.
It was about two inches long
It was about two inches long
with turquoise dots all down its back like Lauren Bacall.
with turquoise dots all down its back like Lauren Bacall.
God watched it bend its tiny wire elbows
God watched it bend its tiny wire elbows
as it set about cleaning the transparent case of its head. —Anne Carson
as it set about cleaning the transparent case of its head.
—Anne Carson

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