Susurrus Nocturne (Elegy for Exact Sound)
Rent from DeepDyve- Susurrus Nocturne (Elegy for Exact Sound)
Darkness, your paths area scene for forgetting:what is it to be dead?I whisper into yourear as we observe theacrobats by the water.You do not speak. We watcha pelican swoop scrapsof flesh and, despite whatI know, I am happyfor it to be fed. Whatis it to be hungry?you ask from the bottomof your gut. Despite whatI know, the lighthousebeam remains out ofphotograph. I was taughtthis way — to trust recordings.Despite what I know, the streetis still a carnival for wreck:bird feathers, tire strides,Styrofoam. Oh night, ohnatural seafoam, ohdarling seabird drifting. [End Page 55]
Caroline Chavatel is an MFA candidate at New Mexico State University, where she is assistant poetry editor of Puerto del Sol. Her work has appeared in AGNI Online, Gulf Coast, Hayden's Ferry Review, and Nimrod, among other publications. She currently lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she is cofounder of Madhouse Press.
