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Annie Finch (1956-)

The Menstrual Hut


              1How can I listen to the moon?
              2Your blood will listen, like a charm.

              3I knew a way to feel the sun
              4as if a statue felt warm eyes.
              5Even with ruins on the moon,
              6your blood will listen, every time.

              7Now I am the one with eyes.
              8Your blood can listen, every time.

Notes

1] moon: the term "menstrual" derives from classical Latin menstrualis, meaning `what lasts for a month' (or the time it takes the moon to cycle through its four quarters).


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Original text:
Publication date note: Calendars (Dorset, Vermont: Tupelo Press, 2003): 5. Cornell University Library OLIN PS 3556 .I448 C35x
RPO poem editor: Ian Lancashire
RP edition: This poem cannot be published anywhere without the written consent of Annie Finch or Tupelo Press permissions department.
Recent editing: 1:2004/6/16


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