The Other Everyday

　　The daze of death has come in truth: This is what you tried to evade

　　The universes sit side by side

　　on a patchwork blanket

　　in a line that stretches the boundaries

　　of a word as empty as eternity, sharing

　　their cornucopias. Rich fruit

　　from the gardens of Italy sharing

　　a plate with the rich stars of a planet

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　　a body, the spirit blows through the town,

　　mingling with every level of living.

　　I know I won`t dwell, but I`ve always

　　wanted to travel, backpack through

　　the grand canyon or laugh

　　at Paris`s gray rain under the arches

　　of the famous tower. I didn`t know

　　about the slow, ponderous waterfalls

　　in the universe across town,

　　a flashy affair where space

　　competes with the clouds for attention—

　　it`ll rain sun drops as often as the usual drizzle.

　　Flowers that grow down into the earth,

　　roots curling like stone snakes.

　　And every sort of person imaginable,

　　aliens who could be my neighbors next door,

　　just people who touched down

　　on a different earth with a different sun.

　　Bring a picnic blanket and as many rolls

　　of film as you can carry.