Louise Glück, “Early December in Croton-on-Hudson”
Spiked sun. The HudsonWhittled down by ice.I hear the bone diceOf blown gravel clicking. Bone-pale, the recent snowFastens like fur to the river.Standstill. We were leaving to deliverChristmas presents when the tire blewLast year. Above the dead valves pines paredDown by a storm stood, limbs bared …I want you.
Great fucking poem.