Painting by Mary Sham
By the American Shore
August 16, 1987
I want to find a house
I have never lived in
on a beach not frequently
visited. I want a wave
that never crested before,
I want a door
entered only by people
who dont understand me
and I dont understand.
The wallpaper should be green
and the fireplace burn coal.
The women on sofas cross
their legs at the angle and go
in summer to mountain relatives.
The men have little to say
Give me a glass of water
from that clean sink and one
slice of tomato from the fridge
and turn down the Shaker quilt.
Then then I will have lived.
Robert Kelly
Posted over on LA Times
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