A Three-Legged Race
reader and writer one leg bound in text
together only sort of, joined at hip
hurrying before they lose all interest
reader and writer one leg bound in text
the way before them stranger than first seems
hurrying before they lose all interest
a patch of sun and wind, of field and stream
the way before them stranger than first seems
a field of couples naked but discrete
a patch of sun and wind, of field and stream
sharing a look at other reader’s read
a field of couples naked but discrete
we’ll know their faces then but now do not
sharing a look at other readers’ read
partnerships still forming but forgot
we’ll know their faces then but now do not
apart from comprehension’s favored end
wild partnerships still forming but forgot
now come upon as is, was, cherished when
poetry is seen to read like this.
The Dog Star 
2 Responses to “A Three-Legged Race”
A pantoum with a backdoor. An ode to poetry. Love it.
Thanks, Craig. A poetry form I’m exploring. Along with haibun.