Hobble Creek Review
| Nic Sebastian |
Sylhet
we sat high on elephants
in the Lawacherra rain forest
we watched a teak tree fall in the mist
these poems you write
what are they
you said
we climbed hills braided
with fields of pineapple we walked
the lemon groves of Srimongol
they are some kind of trick
you said as we wandered
in the tea gardens
we saw the white bleeding
of rubber trees the great tumble
of the falls at Madhabkunda
will you answer me
you said
but when I fell asleep
on the road to Chittagong
you covered me with your jacket and
held my hand
we sat high on elephants
in the Lawacherra rain forest
we watched a teak tree fall in the mist
these poems you write
what are they
you said
we climbed hills braided
with fields of pineapple we walked
the lemon groves of Srimongol
they are some kind of trick
you said as we wandered
in the tea gardens
we saw the white bleeding
of rubber trees the great tumble
of the falls at Madhabkunda
will you answer me
you said
but when I fell asleep
on the road to Chittagong
you covered me with your jacket and
held my hand
Nic Sebastian's work has appeared in Valparaiso Poetry Review, Lily,
Autumn Sky Poetry, Mannequin Envy, Avatar Review, Anti- and elsewhere. Her
first collection, Forever Will End on Thursday, will be published in 2009 by The
Essbaum-Sebastian Nanopress, a poetry press with a twist.
Autumn Sky Poetry, Mannequin Envy, Avatar Review, Anti- and elsewhere. Her
first collection, Forever Will End on Thursday, will be published in 2009 by The
Essbaum-Sebastian Nanopress, a poetry press with a twist.
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