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Above the Fire

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Above the fire a man floats in a boat.

Above the fire a woman is devoured¹ by a snake，

unseen.

The leaves are yellow alongside & in the wake

the trunks & branches

mirror one another， black， rain-soaked.

And now he's old. He trails a hand until it snares²

a leaf——saw-toothed.

Clouds break above the buildings

where there had been none.

The snake is old， its jaw³ completely

unhinged for the swallowing.

What now？

There was a continent.

Below， the last gods bum⁴ along with their last

offerings——

no smoke， no film， no evidence.

The gold-shagged blizzard⁵ of the willow⁶

spills again.

Climb down. Prevent.

He leans back & the oar⁷ drips like no other memory.

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1 devoured
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 )；耗尽；津津有味地看；狼吞虎咽地吃光
参考例句：
She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。 The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。

2 snares
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 )；圈套；诱人遭受失败（丢脸、损失等）的东西；诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉，诱陷，陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
He shoots rabbits and he sets snares for them. 他射杀兔子，也安放陷阱。来自《简明英汉词典》 I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death. 我自己不知不觉跌进了死神的陷阱。来自辞典例句

3 jaw
n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训
参考例句：
He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。 A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

4 bum
n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨
参考例句：
A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。 The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。

5 blizzard
n.暴风雪
参考例句：
The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。 You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

6 willow
n.柳树
参考例句：
The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。 The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。

7 oar
n.桨，橹，划手；v.划行
参考例句：
The sailors oar slowly across the river.水手们慢慢地划过河去。 The blade of the oar was bitten off by a shark.浆叶被一条鲨鱼咬掉了。

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