Kirsch, Sarah

English

University of Montana

CutBank Volume 1 Issue 14 CutBank 14 Article 21 Spring 1980 The Night Spreads Out Its Fingers translated by Rich Ives Sarah Kirsch Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cutbank  Part of the Creative Writing Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Kirsch, Sarah (1980) "The Night Spreads Out Its Fingers translated by Rich Ives," CutBank: Vol. 1 : Iss. 14 , Article 21. Available at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cutbank/vol1/iss14/21 This Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in CutBank by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu. Sarah KirschTHE NIGHT SPREADS OUT ITS FINGERSThe night spreads out its fingersThey find me in my houseThey place themselves under my tableThey crawl growing larger they coil themselvesAnd the smoke floats through the room  Growing into a beautiful tree That I can easily destroy—I smoke once again thenI count off all my loves Friends on these fingers There are too m any fingers I Am dead to easy friendsThe night spreads out its fingers They find me in my house Smoke swims through the em pty room  Growing into a treeT hat was completely covered with leaves with words W ords that immediately withered Little boats swim through the branches That today I can no longer climbtranslated by Rich Ives40

The Night Spreads Out Its Fingers translated by Rich Ives

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