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Mark McKain

MIDDEN NO. 7 AND EXCAVATION by Mark McKain

January 1, 2010 Contributed By: Mark McKain

Mother, they say that each man has three souls. One is the little pupil of the eye. Mullet circle in opposite directions—silvery, non-Euclidian geometers taking the measure of oyster beds. Sea grape leaves are orbicular; the flowers very small and borne in racemes that reach into the open blue where happiness thinks about nothing.  Mother, what a […]

Filed Under: Poetry Posted On: January 1, 2010

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