Two Octets from Division St

Division St Cinematic Octet #1

(4/1/17)

that faded arc of prayer flags looks a lot like

laundry across the porch; perhaps this drizzle

adds to the effect, or the gable’s peeling

saffron paint, or the black & white film of three

crows overhead—despite this, the tulip pair

blossoms under the black wind chimes, & I won’t

tell you they’re Technicolor but they could be

two real mouths in a film about forgetting

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Division St Cinematic Octet #2

(4/1/17)

behind three hawthorns contemplating blooming

a string of lit paper lanterns hangs almost

straight & a bicyclist pedals past making

her cameo in the restaurant windows—

in a window down the street two tinsel strands

curve in front of a curtain: the room’s gone black—

that young couple under their superfluous

umbrella casts two blue sidewalk reflections

Jack Hayes

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