the minnesota review n.s. 61-62 (2004)Greg FraserWarning the Rodentshow much longer sweet opossum keen-nosed rat do you suppose the spotted darkness moon-beaked clasping the horizon's limb will go on sleeping before the hunger of its black holes opens orbs huger than suns . . . be prepared to scamper keep the deepest of covers already the midnight dreams of a fete to cinch all fetes to which you are each invited chipmunk weasel mole already the hour greets you rabbit mouse of the field in a foyer hung with laughter the chandeliers of stars- unbuttons and takes (obliging butler) your soft fur coats . . . Gregory Fraser's first book of poems, Strange Pieta, was a two-time finalist for the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American poets. He is an assistant professor of English at the State University of West Georgia. |