The Book of a Hundred Hands

Both Hands Descending Lateral Prone

both hands descending lateral prone “Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of . . . will encompass the wheel of what can be left and then enter the cast of thousands: the crowd moves in a shimmer of heat over acres thou hast covered all (emphasize “covered” by extending your arms floorward, hands slightly splayed and face down we hold back the rising flood swelled to fill an entire people marching toward an avalanche of dust — “My sons!” and the hands are down, out flat, you sense a pushing against the earth, and the earth pushing back. Wear a suit, cite the numbers, reveal your sources (the manual says) (equalized by the armload) If the fountain heads downward, “They forthwith do.” (Downplay the reverence; it is clearly implied.) 113 ...