Painting by Salvador Dali
FROM A BOOK OF DIVINATIONS
on the shining stone
a face
the prince of oil
‘s in oil
(a child says) red
the light glows
like the shadow of
his face he saw
in moon light
knew he wouldn’t die
that year
& called him
prince of lights
1
Mondays
at five
The Sun
& Moon
2 Angels
2
A fast before rain
Dream-questions
3
Seven
Three
4
At this door
“Death
“Departs
5
Apples
Cakes
Eggs
on which the names had been written
with light
6
Demons
Latrines
7
Knots
8
Back to eight
9
As Judah’s face
was green
& queer
10
A mirror
A pan
2 dogs fucking
11
Large
Letters
12
Sixth day
Left nostril
13
Names
13 Names
Jerome Rothenberg
Posted over on his site Poems & Poetics
Sunday, September 26, 2010
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