Sabine Scho Poems

a door, what a custom
a lock, hinge, collar stiffeners, that's
what's used to measure up steel
doorframes, concrete, files
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younger child of two.
Father owns a factory.
Mother looks after the household.
The parents own a house in the country.
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Are street clothes right
for déjeuner sur l'herbe
sweet buns with plenty of butter,
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"A servant said: This one's getting the mange."
R. Musil, Three Women. The Portuguese Woman, 1924.
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someone wants me
to say grass and spread out
a blanket, good grass, the pure
opulence of ruminants
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two halves of equal size
the seeds, the juice, the knobbly bits
tentacles from inside, holding it
all together, the inner skin
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someone wants me
to say grass and spread out
a blanket, good grass, the pure
opulence of ruminants
...