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A Bird in Hand

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I‘ve memorized its heart pounding into my thumb.

Breath buoys¹ out. My fingers know how to kill，

closing on the bird‘s slippery head.

I don‘t remember. Was it that beak² bit my chin？

Was it a claw cut my wrist？ I blow feathers

away from its chest， smelling pennies and rain.

Skin like granite³， a real white-blue， flecked

by knots of new growth. I found my need，

cold in cupped palms， just the way I was taught.

I return to account for whose neck falls around

backwards⁴. Eyes that go cataract⁵ bring clouds.

That fat pearl with wings looks like water disappearing in me.

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1 buoys
n.浮标( buoy的名词复数 )；航标；救生圈；救生衣v.使浮起( buoy的第三人称单数 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神
参考例句：
The channel is marked by buoys. 航道有浮标表示。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Often they mark the path with buoys. 他们常常用浮标作为航道的标志。来自辞典例句

2 beak
n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻
参考例句：
The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。 This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

3 granite
adj.花岗岩，花岗石
参考例句：
They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。 The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。

4 backwards
adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地
参考例句：
He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。 All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

5 cataract
n.大瀑布，奔流，洪水，白内障
参考例句：
He is an elderly gentleman who had had a cataract operation.他是一位曾经动过白内障手术的老人。 The way is blocked by the tall cataract.高悬的大瀑布挡住了去路。