Aught No. 6 - Raven, Two poems

Aught, no. 6 (2001)

Francis Raven

where

where are
where are you
where are two meanings
where are the same
where are
were there
were there you
were there two meanings
were there the same
we're
we're you
we're two meanings
we're the same

hum of a thesaurus

unsent (dissent) until (before) I (no synonyms) bend (curve) close
(immediate) to (facing) trees (logs) and (as well as) now (instantly)
close (precise) in (during) my (no synonyms) arm (limb) where (at which
place) I (no synonyms) have (own) no (negative) gate (passage) to
(through) prevent (avert) laughter (giggles) on (upon) all (every) sides
(borders) flames (blazes) like (equivalent) silent (quiescent) like
(consonant) silent (speechless) like (analogous) silent (I) bricks (cubes)
my (no synonyms) animal (creature) through (threw) the (word) window (eye)