As the Man Said
Nice footwork, he said, staggered by the light
touch of girder on gradient. What if the rain
slews, soil shifts, the hills pitch and yaw?
A bit of engineering goes a long way
in a skewed world. Gravity –
the butt and thrust of it, the concrete
instances, how it drives its point home –
plays ball. We tread a fine line. Sheer
poetry, he said and kicked the pylon
fondly. You could hear its long hum-ding
right up the valley. The nimblest of moves
is to leave yourself standing. Like bloody
bally, as the man said, trying to find words
for grace that left him stumped, like us all.
poetry magazines' note: This poem comes from a poetry/photography
collaboration between Philip Gross and Simon Denison called I Spy Pinhole Eye,
published in October 2009 by Cinnamon Press. Samples and further information
can be found here.
collaboration between Philip Gross and Simon Denison called I Spy Pinhole Eye,
published in October 2009 by Cinnamon Press. Samples and further information
can be found here.
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