A. R. Ammons Dark Poems
- 1. Shit List; Or, Omnium-gatherum Of Diversity Into Unity
You'll rejoice at how many kinds of shit there are:
gosling shit (which J. Williams said something
was as green as), fish shit (the generality), trout
... - 2. Cut The Grass
The wonderful workings of the world: wonderful,
wonderful: I'm surprised half the time:
ground up fine, I puff if a pebble stirs:
... - 3. The Confirmers
The saints are gathering at the real
places, trying tough skin on sharp
conscience,
endurance in the hot spots-
... - 4. The City Limits
When you consider the radiance, that it does not withhold
itself but pours its abundance without selection into every
nook and cranny not overhung or hidden; when you consider
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