February 1st, 1998 | |||
Damselfly, Trout, Heron by John Engels
Excerpt from: Big Water
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The damselfly folds its wings over its body when at rest. In the hand it crushes easily into a rosy slime. Its powers of flight are weak. The trout
feeds on the living damselfly - -
in the gravelly shallows ~John Engels
John Engels has taught English Literature at St. Michaels's College in Winooski, Vermont for many years. He is the author of five books of poetry, including The Homer Mitchell Place, Vivaldi in Early Fall, and Weather-Fear, for which he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is recognized as one of America's finest poets. He lives in Burlington, Vermont. |
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