WORK IN PROGRESS
SONG OF SITTING
Still as an infant
on her mother’s lap, I watch
the world go by. Folk
pass as the weather
worsens and the killing set-
tles nothing. Couples
hold hands loosely or
with white knuckles. Mother shifts
her weight, her gaze
never leaving me.
Buddha gently directs me
to her empty smile.
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Tom D'Evelyn is a private editor and writing tutor in Cranston RI and, thanks to the web, across the US and in the UK. He can be reached at tom.develyn@comcast.net. D'Evelyn has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. Before retiring he held positions at The Christian Science Monitor, Harvard University Press, Boston University and Brown University. He ran a literary agency for ten years, publishing books by Leonard Nathan and Arthur Quinn, among others. Before moving to Portland OR he was managing editor at Single Island Press, Portsmouth NH. He blogs at http://tdevelyn.com and other sites.
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