E l l e n S a n d e r





Cups about want


never quite full
or empty, give
some sheen
lip or curve
overfloweth ,
maketh
a mess
why effing even

be with wassail
whatever
      that means
have a weight of easy
a grab imperfect

a heft of irrelevance
must be palmed

















something


folds the day
shak-e
n
hand
-ed

abandon
-ed
fab ric
cross
mud floor

centenarian fig
tree
still bears

birds bang
into the window