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Big Fish and Fairy Tales


Winslow, Homer . The Gulf Stream . 1899
I've known you all my life
Rumpelstiltzkin too, (so what)?
I've read the proverbs, tales,
miracles:

Death to life, masses of manna,
son sacrifices, straw into gold,
(Why not?), calmed seas.

And there is still all this wine
and I want water.

Villagers, messengers,
prophets seek your name,
want to watch you dance
'round the flames, sing the agenda
of tomorrow; which child you'll take.

I sit on the shore, listen
to the conch simulate the ocean,
swear it is the echo of Jonah
screaming to be free.

If my son returns
I will name him Jonah,
ask what he learned
from the Big Fish,
read him Rumpelstiltzkin
and I will no longer
be torn in two.


©2000 Peggy Putnam Owen





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