1917-1935

Domestic Stones

stones are bowels
bravo bravo
stones are trunks of air
stones are branches of water
on the stone that replaces the mouth
a fishbone grows
bravo
a voice of stone
is having a tête-à-tête
toe to toe
with a gaze of stone
stones are as tormented as flesh
stones are clouds
for their second nature
dances on their third nose
bravo bravo
when stones scratch themselves
nails grow on the roots
stones have ears
to eat the exact time
on the cloud that replaces the head
a natural nose grows
the nails of the eyes scratch the roots of nature
stones grow and dance on the clouds
bravo bravo
ears grow on the roots
the third stone eats air-flesh
the second stone eats feet
bravo bravo bravissimo
fishbones have a leak
when feet dance on heads
nails grow on stones
the hours scratch themselves
bravo
bowels are roots
stones are heads
nature is exact
the feet dancing on flesh-branches
have a tormented gaze
a gaze of hour-bowels
in nature's place a foot grows
bravo bravo bravo bravo
ears noses mouths heads feet are stones

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