Éléphants Nageurs
The camera man shoots up
at the feet of elephants
swimming by. On their faces
joy and surprise that the burden
of gravity has been lifted.
Their trunks curl upward
snorkeling air and waving
hallelujah like a gospel choir.
The program is in French,
but no translation is needed.
Nor could any language
explain why they’d obey
the command to come ashore.
Spiraling into Control
by Alarie Tennille
Table of Contents
The Inside Story
First Sight
Daddy Would Know
Dollhouse
Wild Alice
Natural Order
Vermeer at Home
Since Jeanne d’Arc
Second Grade
Daily Work
Cavalier Manor
Daddy Hits a Policeman
August Afternoon
A Question of Weather
Tomato Invasion
Bringing Home the Bacon
Letters from Home
Habit
Sisters
Clutter
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