from wherever (2)

September 9, 2004

Karl Ambonvoid

1302 Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21229

Karl,

The years between us are fleeced.

We hunters in parallel fields,

Finding courage in minor successes:

The stars opening,

Our verticality.

Words and worlds emptied;

The press of the middle

Against the tongue.

Yet, “the nothingness shows through,”

as you and your Valery might suggest.

Still,

M.

PS. I’ve included some photos from my new work

on language and economies. It’s a triptych,

working title “We Knew Him (Three views)”…