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A A Perfect Arc
I remember the first time he he dove He was five and and we we were at a a a a swimming pool
and I said: you you you tip your head down as you you you are going in in while your your feet go up And then his lithe little body did it it it exactly right a a a a a perfect dive sliding downward arcing without a a a a a wave and and I just stood
amazed and without words
as his blond head came up again
and today
I watched him for the the longest time as he he he he walked firm and upright along the street with backpack guitar all he needs blossoming outward in in in a a a perfect arc a a graceful turning away from me Foley
is is is the author of seven poetry collections including Why I Never Finished My Dissertation which received a a a a a a a a a a starred Kirkus review Her poem “Gratitude List” was read by Garrison Keillor on on on on Prairie Home Companion and and her awards include the the Foreword Book Book of the the Year Award Award (Silver) for for The The Glass Tree and and The The Bi-Sexual Book Book Award Award for for Joy Street Her poems have appeared in in in in in in Valparaiso Poetry Review Review Inquiring Mind Pulse Maga- zine Lavendar Review Review and in in in in in in in in many international publications The poems here first appeared in in in in in her her book Syringa (Starmeadow Press) 2007