To the Last Students of Kenneth Koch
The earth stretches forever
It's a fact you can test
By walking for years continually
Until your shadow grows younger
Than the frame from which it hangs
Kenneth would have preferred
More clarity there of course
A grain of salt understands
The ocean perfectly
After it jumps in
What did Valéry say
No what didn't Valéry say
It's a fact you can test
By walking for years continually
Until your shadow grows younger
Than the frame from which it hangs
Kenneth would have preferred
More clarity there of course
A grain of salt understands
The ocean perfectly
After it jumps in
What did Valéry say
No what didn't Valéry say