Tall Flatsedge Notebook (audio only)
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From Companion Grasses (Omnidawn, 2013) by Brian Teare. Copyright © 2013 by Brian Teare. Used with permission of the author.
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I’ve cut from summer—
as if a swatch were possible—
not collage exactly—
Gnats hovered above dirt
path between chaparral
(pretty word—Spanish—“evergreen oak”)—
I envy the photo its frame—
what I meant to say—
to walk through gnats
2013