"Moon Fishing ...And they fished till a traveler passed and said, "Fools, to catch the moon you must let your women spread their hair on the water— even the wiley moon will leap to that bobbing net of shimmering threads..." And they fished... ..."Fools, ...You must cut out your hearts and bait your hooks ...what matter you lose your hearts to reel in your dream?" And they fished... ..."Fools, what good is the moon to a heartless man? ...get on your knees, and drink as you never have, ...And they fished with their lips and tongues until the water was gone and the moon had slipped away in the soft bottomless mud."
Lisel Mueller

January 1, 1970

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