Hydrology; Lachrymation<\/p>\n
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The river meanders because it can\u2019t think.
\nAlways, with the river, the path of least resistance.
\nLook: lip of a low bowl swerves the river tens
\nOr thousands of miles wild. The least brink
\nOf a ridge and its python shies\u2026 How efficient\u2014 think\u2014
\nWould a straight sluice to the sea be, in terms
\nComputable? When\u2019s water simpler? Cisterns
\nCertainly, still as a tearful blink;
\nLake effects likewise, like the great circular storms,
\nTornadoes, hurricanes; those lesser weather systems
\nToo, troubling the benthos where the icecaps shrink.
\nStraightforward isotherms\u2026 or is it isotheres\u2026
\nBut a moment ago, someone mentioned tears.
\nWhy tears, for love? Why rivers? I can\u2019t think.<\/p>\n
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“Hydrology; Lachrymation” is reprinted from The One-Strand River<\/em> <\/a>(Knopf, 2008).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Richard Kenney’s<\/a> most recent book is The One-Strand River<\/em><\/a> (Knopf, 2008). He teaches at the University of Washington, and lives with his family in Port Townsend.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n READING: \u00a0Richard Kenney will read with Tess Gallagher, Jim Bertolino, Brian Culhane, and Laurie Lamon at Elliott Bay Books<\/a> on Thursday, November 1 at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hydrology; Lachrymation The river meanders because it can\u2019t think. Always, with the river, the path of least resistance. Look: lip of a low bowl swerves the river tens Or thousands of miles wild. The least brink Of a ridge … Continue reading