The 2River View

By Bledsoe, C. L.

Book Id: WPLBN0000662374
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Reproduction Date: 2004

Title:	The 2River View
Author:	Bledsoe, C. L.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Literature, Literature & thought
Collections:	Authors Community
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Publisher:	The Etext Archive


Citation APA MLA Chicago L. Bleds, B. C. (n.d.). The 2River View. Retrieved from https://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Classic Literature

Summary
Classic Literature

Excerpt
Excerpt: The Fairest // Below skin-deep in the steadiness of organs, // in the upright bones, where all solid, perfect cells tick on, // the widow?s heart, that little zip lock of gore, fills and empties, // regular as a metronome, only a wisp of memory stirs. // Nothing moves her but her chestnut hair, her own pale // cheeks. // She hums; she ignores the darkness somewhere east // of the lace that disappears between her thighs, attends only // to the mirror // that flatters her, watching for signs of that other, // too-fragile face. She remembers her husband complained // of loneliness and fear, as if she could cure him. For him, she // puts on // ugly clothes that suggest loss. For her reflection, she wears // crepe de chine. // She hardly recalls the stepdaughter growing up in a fruit // orchard. // In her husband?s memory, she claims to be stricken. // But she cannot rewrite the fairy tale-evil step-ways in the // autumn // woods, a witch disguise, are caught in the glass where she // displays // the apple cheek, the satin skin, the flat black empty eye.

Table of Contents
Contents Wendy Taylor Carlisle The Fairest After C. L. Bledsoe Drunk in the Bathroom He?s the Kind of Person Susan H. Case Frenzy Pandora Addresses her Viewers at the Dahesh Museum Autumn Collins Kentucky Field Past the Hour Doug Crandell Drying Dent Corn Hoofbeats in Dwindle Tova Gabrielle Salvia Devinorum, or the Only Way to Love an Addict Ian Christopher Hooper Summer No. 4 Treehouses Robert Krut Homecoming?s Light Then, Two Stones Inside Hallie More Drama Queen What?s One Garden Evelyn Posamentier Foreigners Zelinkagasse