3.24.2005

from HiUan's poetry anthology...

Raccoon

The raccoon wears a black mask.
And he washes everything
Before he eats it. If you
Give him a cube of sugar,
He'll wash it away and weep.
Some of life's sweetest pleasures
Can be enjoyed only if
You don't mind a little dirt.
Here a false face won't help you.

Kenneth Rexroth

1 comment:

KJBLS said...

huh. i like that.