I. Tales of the Jazz Age
Tonight the ambassador will have us for drinks.
Tomorrow, that lady we’ve never met,
will say, “Oh you wouldn’t believe what dear Zelda said–
The funniest joke about an auto mechanic and the Prince of Wales…”
My collarbones pose like the jaw of a bluefish and that sweet way
I touch your arm when you laugh–
even the most sensible man, the one there in the gray suit,
will say, “You wouldn’t believe me
but they absolutely glowed.”
II. This Side of Paradise
You wouldn’t dare to leave but you did, you do.
The clock …