On Emigrating To Iceland After Iraq

On Emigrating To Iceland After Iraq
 
 
Consider first the Alabama heat.
Consider next the toad
still as a turd on this rural bridge
rupture slung across a stream
where offal floats,
where clumps are belching.
Note the toad, the reeks
that genie up beside it.
Then remember Iceland
and the freshets of its Spring.
Iceland had no toads,
no reeks to genie up beside them.
 
 
Donal Mahoney

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 4/17/2010 6:04:00 PM
very confusing to me--ok I read it again and maybe I understand. the turd is a dead frog? why are the clumps belching? :) I am dense.
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Date: 4/17/2010 1:27:00 PM
Donal, this is really quite intriguing. If you are living in Iceland now, I hope the air from the volcanic eruption has started to clear so you can enjoy the beauty this country has to offer. Excellent poem! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 4/17/2010 12:58:00 PM
Enjoyed the write from one place to another, Irma.
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