The Hunter + 

In the flashes and black shadows + 

of July + 

the days, locked in each other’s arms, + 

seem still + 

so that squirrels and colored birds + 

go about at ease over + 

the branches and through the air. + 

Where will a shoulder split or + 

a forehead open and victory be? + 

Nowhere. + 

Both sides grow older. + 

And you may be sure + 

not one leaf will lift itself + 

from the ground + 

and become fast to a twig again. + 