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Backoutofallthisnowtoomuchforus,
Backinatimemadesimplebytheloss
Ofdetail,burned,dissolved,andbrokenoff
Likegraveyardmarblesculptureintheweather,
Thereisahousethatisnomoreahouse
Uponafarmthatisnomoreafarm
Andinatownthatisnomoreatown.
Theroadthere,ifyou'llletaguidedirectyou
Whoonlyhasatheartyourgettinglost,
Mayseemasifitshouldhavebeenaquarry
Greatmonolithickneestheformertown
Longsincegaveuppretenseofkeepingcovered.
Andthere'sastoryinabookaboutit:
Besidesthewearofironwagonwheels
Theledgesshowlinesruledsoutheastnorthwest,
ThechiselworkofanenormousGlacier
ThatbracedhisfeetagainsttheArcticPole.
Youmustnotmindacertaincoolnessfromhim
StillsaidtohauntthissideofPantherMountain.
Norneedyoumindtheserialordeal
Ofbeingwatchedfromfortycellarholes
Asifbyeyepairsoutoffortyfirkins.
Asforthewoods'excitementoveryou
Thatsendslightrustlerushestotheirleaves,
Chargethattoupstartinexperience.
Whereweretheyallnottwentyyearsago?
Theythinktoomuchofhavingshadedout

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Afewoldpeckerfrettedappletrees.
Makeyourselfupacheeringsongofhow
Someone'sroadhomefromworkthisoncewas,
Whomaybejustaheadofyouonfoot
Orcreakingwithabuggyloadofgrain.
Theheightoftheadventureistheheight
Ofcountrywheretwovillageculturesfaded
Intoeachother.Bothofthemarelost.
Andifyou'relostenoughtofindyourself
Bynow,pullinyourladderroadbehindyou
AndputasignupCLOSEDtoallbutme.
Thenmakeyourselfathome.Theonlyfield
Nowleft'snobiggerthanaharnessgall.
Firstthere'sthechildren'shouseofmakebelieve,
Someshattereddishesunderneathapine,
Theplaythingsintheplayhouseofthechildren.
Weepforwhatlittlethingscouldmakethemglad.
Thenforthehousethatisnomoreahouse,
Butonlyabelilacedcellarhole,
Nowslowlyclosinglikeadentindough.
Thiswasnoplayhousebutahouseinearnest.
Yourdestinationandyourdestiny's
Abrookthatwasthewaterofthehouse,
Coldasaspringasyetsonearitssource,
Tooloftyandoriginaltorage.
(Weknowthevalleystreamsthatwhenaroused
Willleavetheirtattershungonbarbandthorn.)
Ihavekepthiddenintheinsteparch
Ofanoldcedaratthewaterside
AbrokendrinkinggobletliketheGrail
Underaspellsothewrongonescan'tfindit,
Socan'tgetsaved,asSaintMarksaystheymustn't.
(Istolethegobletfromthechildren'splayhouse.)
Hereareyourwatersandyourwateringplace.
Drinkandbewholeagainbeyondconfusion.
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