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Mary Greene, a resident of Narrowsburg, NY, received her MFA in Poetry from Brooklyn College. She is founder and director of the Upper Delaware Writers Collective, which sponsors classes, publications and events. She is also associate editor of The River Reporter newspaper in Narrowsburg. Greene's poetry has appeared in a number of national and local journals, and she has given readings and performances in venues all over the region. Her chapbook, Where You're Going in this Dream , was published in 1991, and her book, A Painting with You Running through It , was published in 2005.

 

 
from H i G H   W A T E R M A R K   S A L O [O] N  volume 1 number 2

 

Weave

I wove you in the womb--
Navaho eyes, pink fingers-- 
I took you out and spread your small
shape over the hillside. 
Snow gave you your laugh,
summer your brown color, 
the blueberries of July
the plush set of your mouth. 
In the dark I covered up
your rips and tears 
with red thread. School books
in the corner. Music 
on the altar. Set you
in the brook to wash you clean. 

            
            In this howling
dream you run ahead, lead me

deep into the forest. You are
dressed in God's finery,

milkweed silk, your eyes
clear and unafraid. In

the streets the children are still
calling your name. I have

your shoes. Your first
tooth. Your shape among the trees.