Bas Relief
The marble played freeze tag
across the plaza.
The evening breeze brought Greece to mind,
while General Motors lost its way
in Kansas City.
a roller skater on an Olympian run
passed our table. We laughed
a we thought of skates on gravel.
the ice melted in the gin.
Evening fell in among us,
kept us company:
a marbled night in bas relief.
Conversation froze around us,
marble browned in the cracks,
the ruins enough for me.
circa 1979
For Rick
Vassar Junction
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