Moseman, Lori Anderson

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Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal Volume 6 Issue 1 Article 41 June 2006 Canvas Lori Anderson Moseman Follow this and additional works at: https://orb.binghamton.edu/harpurpalate Recommended Citation Moseman, Lori Anderson (2006) "Canvas," Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 41. Available at: https://orb.binghamton.edu/harpurpalate/vol6/iss1/41 This Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by The Open Repository @ Binghamton (The ORB). It has been accepted for inclusion in Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal by an authorized editor of The Open Repository @ Binghamton (The ORB). For more information, please contact ORB@binghamton.edu. CA VAS Lo ri And erso n Moseman "n, ere are eleven pea rs ripe for th e p icking o n the t ree o n th e b lack ca noe's spl ayed skin o n th e ga ll ery wa ll. A different kimo no i:h an o ne full of blosso ms. Urgent. Now rh ar we can't go fi shing where wa ter is over o ur heads. I' ll bo rrow rhe hunter's ladder (deer won't mind) fo r my imaginary harvestpr.1ycr. "n, e pea r tree I pl a nted was dow n ro o ne lea f. Deer fini shed rhar. I water ir no nerh eless. "n, e rootstock grafr mark- high above di n -laughs ar me for no r bu rying it (b irds do n', mind). Nex t yea r, if a plane does no r crash in this Penn sylva nia held , I'm pl antin g Aax fo r my parienr loo m, my impatient br ush. ,..,.., i)c;irCrc:.uor. if 1his tree li\'CS 10 bc;ir fru it , I will bring 1hc firsi, best and l:m of its harvest 10 y111hi:1 Coulter (~ Black Can()(' wi th Pear Tfc-c," Ar1ists of the i\lo h:iwk Hudson Region. Uni\'crsi1y An f.,.lu-.eurn . Alb:111y. NY: Jun e 30-August 6, 2000) 15 1 1Moseman: CanvasPublished by The Open Repository @ Binghamton (The ORB), 2006

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