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Suppose a willow. Suppose
bent toward reflection:
wind the reminder of artifice
rooted in atmosphere that adheres
by estrangement,
tugged toward itself:
ludic C arched toward
O hooded falcon,
          O compass,
                    O mirror to complete the project of a face.
Dan Featherston lives in Tucson, Arizona. His poetry, essays and reviews have appeared in several magazines, including Central Park, Chain, First Instensity, New American Writing, Sulfur, Talisman, Tinfish, and Washington Review. His new chapbook 26 Islands is forthcoming from Primitive Publications.