Arnold Adoff
INTRODUCTION
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Singing to Japanese Fishermen
The whales are sounding
down the California c o a s t,
o
o
and clouds of n o t e s
o
o
f o l l o w
o
o
their f l o a t i n g bulks
o
o
to M e x i c o.
First:
I
can
tell by your smile
and the way the sun
glints off your lower
b r a c e.
Real:
You
are
pulling me closer
with your eager
hands around my
w a i s t.
Kiss:
My
eyes
close so tight
at the perfect
moment of first
t a s t e.
Almost Ready
All poems from Adoff, Arnold, and William Cotton. Slow Dance Heart Break Blues. 1. ed. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1995. Print.
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