Michael Palmer(b. 1943)
Of this cloth doll which
(Sarah'sfourth)
Of this cloth doll which
says Oh yes
and then its f a c e c h a n g e s
to O n c e upon a time
to W o o d e n but alive
to Like the real
to L a t e into the night
to There lived an old
to R u n n i n g across ice
(but shadows followed)
to Finally it sneezed
to T h e boat tipped over
to Flesh and blood
to O u t of the whale's m o u t h