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Charm

Note to Peter

I came across these images when I was in Moskenes in the Arctic Circle.

I don't know who drew them originally but I copied them because they had an ancient rune-like feeling to them. They are cod fishermen, of course. I redrew the first and copy-pasted the second.

To Pat: Poem from Å

Look at the sky and guess

what time it is

the moon is up and half

a silver coin...but

you came to pull up lines

from the Arctic Sea

to marvel at the circling sun

and be with me.

I came to touch the flesh

of admired minds

to catch in the eye

what I'd missed on the page.

The sun shines on

the moon. Maybe the riddle is for me

and I should give to you

the time of day.