…Pahn follows the
small clear stream
through the large
garden like
the yard of his
teens
that will be his soon but
is no longer from his
past
The stream
trips
over brown
and rust
bedrock
on its way down
the long
gentle slope
‘till
it veers left
and rushes
into the pool
at the edge of the
property
There is a thin rim
of rock
along the north edge where
the water slips out and crashes
down into a culvert
to re-circulate
Pahn slides into the water
and swims
Pahn is thinking of
Eiriu
who is sunbathing
nearby with a friend
(He will invite her
to live with him and she will say
yes
She will tell him
that
he will need to calm the current in the pool
so that her friends don’t get swept away)
When it is time to
leave
for the land is
not yet his
he finds her clarinet
and plays a few notes
(She will ask him
where he learned to play and
he will answer)
This is his reverie
He sees her in her
dark blue one-piece bathing
suit
swimming in his pool
He sees her in a
short black dress
with a rope for a belt
swimming in his pool
Her vegan body is
thin and flat
She is always damp…
…Pahn is carrying her
clarinet case
through the house
There are people
coming and going
In the kitchen
he sees
his grandfather
(Zeyeuss)
cooking
and when Pahn leaves
the room
Zeyeuss follows
and hugs him
Pahn is surprised and intimidated
by Zeyeuss’ size and
strength—
almost menacing because
in the past Zeyeuss
was short and old and mild-
tempered
Pahn
continues about the
house
waiting for his inheritance
for his future
of peace
and Eiriu…
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