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In the Next Life, a Tree Alan Michael Parker (bio) So I shall put on my tree hatand my tree shirt and tree pantsand my root bootsand let my gouges show and walk until I stayand keep for the birds a home and every so oftenevery soI shall turn a littleto the light to grow and I shall wrapI wrap up in windso I can listento each inclination jealous of lightningblind in the snowI shall let my colors decide the years I will wearall of my rings and so many arms shall I haveand never need moreto carryto carry the sky [End Page 86] Alan Michael Parker Alan Michael Parker is the author of nine books, including The Ladder (2016). He is the Houchens Professor of English at Davidson College and also teaches in the University of Tampa's low-residency MFA program. He lives in North Carolina. Copyright © 2019 University of Hawaiʿi Press
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