one august day
we trudged
to the top
of bread loaf
mountain
how do you keep going
she asked
she asked
over his shoulder
he said
he said
I think of something else
—
conversation’s
never about
the topic
—
translation
equals
metaphor
a simple
geometric
congruency
to speak
is metaphor
to our reflection
what
are we
saying
from “Sonnet,” (work in progress, line 10, syllables 4-6)
(February 2012)