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An Afternoon by Raymond Clevie Carver

7/9/2008 8:55:43 AM
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Raymond Clevie Carver Raymond Clevie Carver
(1938 - 1988 / USA)
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An Afternoon
 
  As he writes, without looking at the sea,
he feels the tip of his pen begin to tremble.
The tide is going out across the shingle.
But it isn't that. No,
it's because at that moment she chooses
to walk into the room without any clothes on.
Drowsy, not even sure where she is
for a moment. She waves the hair from her forehead.
Sits on the toilet with her eyes closed,
head down. Legs sprawled. He sees her
through the doorway. Maybe
she's remembering what happened that morning.
For after a time, she opens one eye and looks at him.
And sweetly smiles.


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Brian Edwards (5/9/2008 10:36:00 AM)
Is this a poem? I don't know. But Carver is irresistible in this mood. I can hear her piss, I can smell their morning breath, I feel almost embarrassed wtnesssing this intimacy.
As always with Carver, water is present.
Everything ebbs and flows.
Genius.
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