Richard Cole Biography

In New York, yes, the women are dreaming.
In lacework of hallways, hesitant with pearls,
In the violets of evening, one night reaching the next,
In the amber water of Victorian aquariums,
...

At first you see nothing,
eyes adapting to the low light,
sky light from above,
and then, out of the dark
...

Keep mainly to themselves, leading
The quiet life down there,
Free from distraction.
...

He takes a breath
And peels the compliant
Skin from the back of his hand
To show us clearly
...

I

Wonderingly, he
Touches the stump,
...