thank you, or simply, it was meant to happen, that i went to see zach play a few songs with alfra, in beacon ny. and i met a great person named john who likes poetry, and has a collection of poetry books, rare and categorized by school, coast, and/or press. john showed me a mimeo of a project james schuyler and fairfield porter created.

it felt something like this, but one should see for themselves

Sunday (by James Schuyler)

The mint bed is in
bloom: lavender haze
day. The grass is
more than green and
throws up sharp and
cutting lights to
slice through the
plane tree leaves. And
on the cloudless blue
I scribble your name.


Fairfield Porter (1907-1975)
Girl Reading Outdoors, 1963
oil on canvas
45 x 40 inches