MacPhail, Carlyle

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The GooseVolume 16 | No. 2 Article 432-20-2018Two PoemsCarlyle MacPhailPart of the Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Literature in English, North AmericaCommons, Nature and Society Relations Commons, and the Place and Environment CommonsFollow this and additional works at / Suivez-nous ainsi que d’autres travaux et œuvres:https://scholars.wlu.ca/thegooseThis article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Goose by anauthorized editor of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact scholarscommons@wlu.ca.Cet article vous est accessible gratuitement et en libre accès grâce à Scholars Commons @ Laurier. Le texte a été approuvé pour faire partie intégrantede la revue The Goose par un rédacteur autorisé de Scholars Commons @ Laurier. Pour de plus amples informations, contactezscholarscommons@wlu.ca.Recommended Citation / Citation recommandéeMacPhail, Carlyle. "Two Poems." The Goose, vol. 16 , no. 2 , article 43, 2018,https://scholars.wlu.ca/thegoose/vol16/iss2/43.Sea	Water		Is	now	there	a	rhythm	beneath?	A	lapping	blue	beneath	the	earth?	A	flow	of	people:	a	steady	ebb	of	dreams	desires	desire	for	desires	that	might	be	collected		in	a	red	plastic	pail	like		 	so	many	grains	of	sand	 	 	 	 	 	 	so	many	fragile	coloured	shells					that	end	up	in	grandmother’s	rock	garden		or	on	a	special	shelf	and,	years	later,		found	crushed	and	crusted			in	the	far	back	corner	of	a	desk	drawer	still	kissing	the	damp	soil				 	1MacPhail: Two PoemsPublished by / Publié par Scholars Commons @ Laurier, 2018Electricity				musical	steps:		water	rolling	down	down	down		faster	than	the	ad	fontes	cheers	above;		what	is	the	place	of	water?		the	ocean	and	its	salt	form	castles	of	water	bubbling	up	little	windows	and	drying	clear	waiting	for	the	stones	to	return		and	wash	it	away	bit	by	bit			never	changing	waves		loud	in	their	attempt		their	crests	pointing	upwards			white	wave	after	white	wave			beautiful	and	supple	the	small	perfection		of	evaporation		and	decay				but	music	alone	cannot	leave		the	sticky	sublime		of	ocean	borne	undried		kelp	on	human	tongues																CARLYLE	MACPHAIL	grew	up	on	the	shores	of	the	Atlantic	Ocean	and	now	lives	with	his	wife	and	a	cat	on	the	shores	of	Lake	Superior	where	he	works	as	an	educator	and	plays	as	a	competitive	sailor.	He	gladly	owes	his	love	of	poetry	and	story	to	his	grandparents.		2The Goose, Vol. 16, No. 2 [2018], Art. 43https://scholars.wlu.ca/thegoose/vol16/iss2/43

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