The Undressing by Li-Young Lee
“And I don’t know
what might bring peace on earth. But a man
fallen asleep at his desk while revising
a letter…”
“And I don’t know
what might bring peace on earth. But a man
fallen asleep at his desk while revising
a letter to his father is apple blossoms
left lying where they fell.
The son who comes to wake him by kissing
the crown of his head is so many things:
Love succeeding.
The eye of the needle.
Little voice calling the flowers to assembly.”
