The Vulture's Math, by D. A. A. | poems, essays, and short stories in Poeticous

D. A. A.

D. A. A.

The Vulture's Math

How slow a movement

is the act of rotting?

How fast the circular descent

from a thousand feet?

How many steps to walk

the side of a zebra’s neck

from cheek to shoulder?

(1994)

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