And while I slept                                                

The desert grew                                                

Out around me                                                

Soundlessly.                                                

 

Nothing save this                                                

Mock rime on the stones.                                                

 

I went to wash my face.                                                

The old woman told me:                                                

Mei you shui                                               

And demonstrated.

 

Oh simple safe child

To look for such things

In this waterless place!

 
Jason Price Everett: was born in Orlando, Florida in 1972. He has studied at Lafayette College, Cornell University and the Sorbonne. Over the past decade he has held approximately twenty jobs, most notably as a professor of English at a university in Xian, China. He is the author of several books of poetry, a collection of short fiction (recently released by 8th House Publishing), and a poetic travelogue. His work has appeared in various print and online publications, including The Prague Literary Review, The Alchemy Review, The Mad Hatter's Review, BITEmagazine, Underground Voices, City Writer's Review, The Circle Magazine, Writers Notes Magazine, Si Senor and BLATT. He currently resides in Montreal, Canada.
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