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77 Star-white. Nymph-white.White as the jawbone of a deer, at least I think it was a deer, I found near here.White as not-knowing. Lightbulb-white. Spit-white.White as a vow. Powder-white.White as a high C.White as one of grandma’s ceramic figurines.Whale-white.White as a martyr’s foot.White as a babytooth.White as a claw. Picket-fence-white.White as a hot coin. As a fear.White as a blind eye. Soap-white.Wildflower-white.White as the inside of an eggshell. Mime-white.White as a washed wall. Fat-white. Ash-white.White as a description of silence.White as a new hate. Label-white.White as broken ice.White as a glint off a silver dish. Ghost-white.White as riverchurn. As the dashed line down a highway along the river, those two black tracks through snow as white as forgetting I was ever here. mountains ...

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