<koertge's "first grade">
2002-11-25.12:40 a.m.


First Grade
Ron Koertge


Until then, every forest 
had wolves in it, we thought 
it would be fun to wear snowshoes
all the time, and we could talk to water.

So who is this woman with the gray 
breath calling out names and pointing 
to the little desks we will occupy 
for the rest of our lives?



back /& forth /& frosting
names are often sad