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Ange Mlinko

Classical Apples

Classical Apples

Classical Apples

Are you sincere? When wind and light contrive 
to give an impression of one tree clapping?
At the farmers’ market it’s one twist of the tourniquet
—on sunlight—before it’s all turnips

Ichor thickened in the flies

The nocturnal encroachment

Nails digging into gardening soap

with hands wired to carve hearts

The butterfingers

The existential potholders

The word “empty” mistaken for “tempting”

in the speed‑dreaming of the harried mother

Steps down an auricular staircase

with a Greek foot’s architrave

with a saint’s foot’s cornice


Imported torts is a bit of a misnomer—they buy cakes
—pumpkin, which doesn’t seem to me the sincerest of gourds­—
(Orange, schmorange
pigeons, eons)
Here are your unwaxed classical apples, meaning out of reach.
The creek, a classic finish line, drops the ‑ish, freezes.
Ange Mlinko

Ange Mlinko

(Verenigde Staten, 1969)

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Classical Apples

Are you sincere? When wind and light contrive 
to give an impression of one tree clapping?
At the farmers’ market it’s one twist of the tourniquet
—on sunlight—before it’s all turnips

Ichor thickened in the flies

The nocturnal encroachment

Nails digging into gardening soap

with hands wired to carve hearts

The butterfingers

The existential potholders

The word “empty” mistaken for “tempting”

in the speed‑dreaming of the harried mother

Steps down an auricular staircase

with a Greek foot’s architrave

with a saint’s foot’s cornice


Imported torts is a bit of a misnomer—they buy cakes
—pumpkin, which doesn’t seem to me the sincerest of gourds­—
(Orange, schmorange
pigeons, eons)
Here are your unwaxed classical apples, meaning out of reach.
The creek, a classic finish line, drops the ‑ish, freezes.

Classical Apples

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