{"id":1514,"date":"2014-01-27T01:17:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T01:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2014-02-15T05:57:44","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T05:57:44","slug":"ashokan-farewell-in-z-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/?p=1514","title":{"rendered":"ASHOKAN FAREWELL IN Z MINOR & Poem – Boona Daroon"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0false\u00a0lake.\u00a0Sheen\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0wanton\u00a0flotilla\u00a0peached\u00a0in\u00a0blue.
\nThe\u00a0rented\u00a0Nissan.\u00a0Loam\u00a0off\u00a0green\u00a0mountain.\u00a0Explosions<\/p>\n

in\u00a0the\u00a0distance.\u00a0Trails\u00a0fractured\u00a0and\u00a0rethreaded.
\nA\u00a0cast\u00a0of\u00a0hawks\u00a0drifts\u00a0above,\u00a0some
\nscanning\u00a0the\u00a0Reservoir.\u00a0Eight\u00a0thousand\u00a0acres
\nforty\u00a0mile\u00a0shore.\u00a0Water\u00a0christened<\/p>\n

the\u00a0Iroquois\u00a0word\u00a0for\u00a0fish.\u00a0Ashokan. Ashokan.
\nWhat\u00a0world\u00a0we\u00a0invaded.\u00a0Emerald\u00a0marsh
\nbore\u00a0and\u00a0grouse,\u00a0toad\u00a0and\u00a0crappie
\nviolet\u00a0thistle\u00a0spreading.\u00a0You\u00a0waded<\/p>\n

waist\u00a0deep\u00a0into\u00a0that\u00a0absolute.\u00a0And\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0beautiful.
\nA\u00a0life\u00a0connected\u00a0on\u00a0young\u00a0hips.\u00a0An\u00a0abstract
\nof\u00a0time\u00a0carved\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0brief\u00a0moment
\nwe\u00a0swam\u00a0in,\u00a0dove\u00a0deep\u00a0inside<\/p>\n

plodding\u00a0along\u00a0wet\u00a0stone.\u00a0Shivering
\nwhite\u00a0tears\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0fabric.\u00a0We\u00a0heard<\/p>\n

they\u00a0found\u00a0a\u00a0boy\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0bottom.\u00a0Busted
\nneck\u00a0in\u00a0100\u00a0July\u00a0degrees.\u00a0That\u00a0night
\nwe\u00a0slept\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0tent\u00a0sweating.\u00a0Two\u00a0bottles
\nbetween\u00a0us.\u00a0Wet\u00a0cloths\u00a0sponging<\/p>\n

the\u00a0gaunt\u00a0ribs\u00a0and\u00a0paunch\u00a0about
\nour\u00a0hollow\u00a0insides.\u00a0I\u00a0slept\u00a0beside\u00a0you.
\nI\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0those\u00a0men\u00a0and\u00a0your\u00a0body.
\nThe\u00a0soft\u00a0and\u00a0blistered\u00a0prune\u00a0of\u00a0weeping\u00a0pore.<\/p>\n

An\u00a0Empire\u00a0moon\u00a0cascade\u00a0across\u00a0your\u00a0face.
\nMorning.\u00a0The\u00a0radio\u00a0on:\u00a0A\u00a0cat\u00a0crazed
\nwith\u00a0rabies\u00a0attacks\u00a0the\u00a0tires\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0truck
\nbehind\u00a0a\u00a0Shell.\u00a0Independence\u00a0Day<\/p>\n

unraveled\u00a0hearts,\u00a0just\u00a0beginning\u00a0then
\nto\u00a0beat\u00a0like\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0over.\u00a0And\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0okay.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

EFFETE<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s\u00a0a\u00a0raptor\u00a0perched\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0belt\u00a0of\u00a0Orion.
\nMarielle\u00a0from\u00a0Plattsburgh\u00a0shuffles\u00a0a\u00a0deck.
\nThe\u00a0sea\u00a0of\u00a0hiccups\u00a0is\u00a0playful\u00a0and\u00a0pacifying.
\nI’m\u00a0beluga-finned\u00a0and\u00a0tie\u00a0dyed\u00a0iodine\u00a0flannel
\nslow\u00a0and\u00a0frozen\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0drift\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0amnesia.
\nWe’re\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0cure\u00a0for\u00a0this.
\nAnd\u00a0my\u00a0hair\u00a0falls\u00a0out.\u00a0And\u00a0your\u00a0mind\u00a0falls\u00a0off
\nand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and<\/p>\n

the\u00a0wind\u00a0just\u00a0sails.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"GEBoona Daroom is 30. His poetry has appeared in SOFTBLOW, LIT, NoDear and other places. He lives in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0false\u00a0lake.\u00a0Sheen\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0wanton\u00a0flotilla\u00a0peached\u00a0in\u00a0blue. The\u00a0rented\u00a0Nissan.\u00a0Loam\u00a0off\u00a0green\u00a0mountain.\u00a0Explosions in\u00a0the\u00a0distance.\u00a0Trails\u00a0fractured\u00a0and\u00a0rethreaded. A\u00a0cast\u00a0of\u00a0hawks\u00a0drifts\u00a0above,\u00a0some scanning\u00a0the\u00a0Reservoir.\u00a0Eight\u00a0thousand\u00a0acres forty\u00a0mile\u00a0shore.\u00a0Water\u00a0christened the\u00a0Iroquois\u00a0word\u00a0for\u00a0fish.\u00a0Ashokan. Ashokan. What\u00a0world\u00a0we\u00a0invaded.\u00a0Emerald\u00a0marsh bore\u00a0and\u00a0grouse,\u00a0toad\u00a0and\u00a0crappie violet\u00a0thistle\u00a0spreading.\u00a0You\u00a0waded waist\u00a0deep\u00a0into\u00a0that\u00a0absolute.\u00a0And\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0beautiful. A\u00a0life\u00a0connected\u00a0on\u00a0young\u00a0hips.\u00a0An\u00a0abstract of\u00a0time\u00a0carved\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0brief\u00a0moment we\u00a0swam\u00a0in,\u00a0dove\u00a0deep\u00a0inside plodding\u00a0along\u00a0wet\u00a0stone.\u00a0Shivering white\u00a0tears\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0fabric.\u00a0We\u00a0heard they\u00a0found\u00a0a\u00a0boy\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0bottom.\u00a0Busted neck\u00a0in\u00a0100\u00a0July\u00a0degrees.\u00a0That\u00a0night we\u00a0slept\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0tent\u00a0sweating.\u00a0Two\u00a0bottles between\u00a0us.\u00a0Wet\u00a0cloths\u00a0sponging the\u00a0gaunt\u00a0ribs\u00a0and\u00a0paunch\u00a0about our\u00a0hollow\u00a0insides.\u00a0I\u00a0slept\u00a0beside\u00a0you. I\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0those\u00a0men\u00a0and\u00a0your\u00a0body. The\u00a0soft\u00a0and\u00a0blistered\u00a0prune\u00a0of\u00a0weeping\u00a0pore. An\u00a0Empire\u00a0moon\u00a0cascade\u00a0across\u00a0your\u00a0face. Morning.\u00a0The\u00a0radio\u00a0on:\u00a0A\u00a0cat\u00a0crazed with\u00a0rabies\u00a0attacks\u00a0the\u00a0tires\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0truck behind\u00a0a\u00a0Shell.\u00a0Independence\u00a0Day unraveled\u00a0hearts,\u00a0just\u00a0beginning\u00a0then to\u00a0beat\u00a0like\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0over.\u00a0And\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0okay.   EFFETE There’s\u00a0a\u00a0raptor\u00a0perched\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0belt\u00a0of\u00a0Orion. Marielle\u00a0from\u00a0Plattsburgh\u00a0shuffles\u00a0a\u00a0deck. The\u00a0sea\u00a0of\u00a0hiccups\u00a0is\u00a0playful\u00a0and\u00a0pacifying. I’m\u00a0beluga-finned\u00a0and\u00a0tie\u00a0dyed\u00a0iodine\u00a0flannel slow\u00a0and\u00a0frozen\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0drift\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0amnesia. We’re\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0cure\u00a0for\u00a0this. And\u00a0my\u00a0hair\u00a0falls\u00a0out.\u00a0And\u00a0your\u00a0mind\u00a0falls\u00a0off and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and the\u00a0wind\u00a0just\u00a0sails.   Boona Daroom is 30. His poetry has appeared in SOFTBLOW, LIT, NoDear [&hellip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1514"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2007,"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514\/revisions\/2007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/narrativenortheast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}