by Kay Ryan

by Kay Ryan
     Nothing exists as a block
     and cannot be parceled up.
     So if nothing's ventured
     it's not just talk；
     it's the big wager.
     Don't you wonder
     how people think
     the banks of space
     and time don't matter？
     How they'll drain
     the big tanks down to
     slime and salamanders
     and want thanks？