Would it seem exotic in this mountainous place
of waist-high snow, biploar climate, bipolar barometer,
place of wildfire, waiting for fire, aftermath of fire –
would it seem exotic, the week-long rains of Georgia,
the needled mosquito, humidity a mouth-watery tomb?
Or say, the gingerbread houses of Chattanooga, Tennessee
with their gently pregnant yards checked by stone,
the dancing hydrangea, peach and dogwood,
the March 1st jonquils – would it seem exotic
or must there prance some grander necessary tragedy?
Perspective
'Perspective' and 'Vigilante'by Julie Kim Shavin
Perspective