In memoriam William Stafford
YAGUCHI:
In an Ainu house an old Ainu
Woman's recital was flying like bees.
BLY:
Her voice brought honey into the room,
And the bees were preserved in that honey.
YAGUCHI:
Honey tastes of wildflowers, out of which
The songs of the bush-warblers come flying.
BLY:
There is water dripping in the deep forests;
And the gods eat the cries ...