Loose Sugar

CONTENTS

C O N T E N T S I space/time The Spark 3 (interruption) Thicket Group A Power 8 Empty Spines 9 A Window 10 The Thicket 11 Dust Devils 12 The Arroyo 13 Early Sex 16 (interruption) Orion’s Belt 18 Active Magic 20 II time/alchemy Cheap Gas 27 Male Nipples 29 An Event 32 Chevron Tankers 33 (visitor fragments) 35 Proud Energy 43 No Problem 45 Somewhat Anthem 46 III alchemy/problem The Bat 53 Symmetry Breaking 54 C ode 55 River Song 56 (interruption) vii blue codices the cliffs 59 doubting chamber 60 horizontal series 61 deep noticing 62 trap door 63 spiral lullaby 64 below below 65 the escalator 66 the cave 67 visitor fragment 68 various outposts 69 high vortex 70 blue square 71 IV problem/time Time’s Body 75 (interruption) Time Problem 77 Band Practice 80 Busy Week Being Busy 81 Very Busy 82 Really Busy 83 (interruption) The Particles 85 Time Zone 87 Early Vacations 88 V time/space The Unbeginning 93 The Mysteries 94 Loose Sugar Two Rivers 97 National Development 98 Two Mothers 99 (notes) 100 viii Two Brothers 101 Stuck Tram 102 Loose Sugar 103 Red Fingernails 104 Vanilla Continued 105 The Corcovado 106 Beach Photos 107 Mother’s Language 108 Remembering Form 109 (blank) world/ axis 111 note 113 acknowledgments 115 ix This page intentionally left blank LO O S E S U G A R This page intentionally left blank ...