A Poem for You: Balance by Anton Nimblett

2024-06-10T16:35:52-04:00

Balance Anton Nimblett slides were my favorite. one in Irving Park,  one on a hillside in Claxton Bay,  under canopy of trees, part slide, part tunnel— but I’m thinking of the seesaw today     one on a hillside in Claxton Bay— lever, a simple machine of sides shifting.  I’m thinking of that seesaw today:  balance, lifting weight and lowering      lever, a simple machine of sides shifting.  battered dry good scale in Pa Lee’s shop  balance, lifting weight and lowering,  doing the magic of measuring, making even—    battered dry good scale in Pa Lee’s shop  one demi-bowl, one shelf, round [...]