 
A book of Poems.
17 pages.
Paperback Japanese Stabbinding.
Cover photo by Alex Appella.
Printed on an Epson Ink Jet Printer, using archival inks.
Editions begun in June, 2002.
About the Book:
This collection of poems was written in Icho Cruz, Argentina in 2001 and 2002. Both September 11th and a memorable economic crisis in Argentina provided the back drop for the author's words: Should they stay in Argentina? Should they go? At times pessimistic and fearful, the author finds a sense of place and proportion in nature, in the hammock in the back yard.
Sample:
The Gypsies
The gypsies
roam in flags
of no nations
flowering breasts
nectars just covered
in yards of color
from this continent
and that one.
The gypsies' curls weave
their pupils twist
their fingers paw and tug
ringless on a day's work
in the city
fishing fortunes
among the crowds
who step into traffic
to avoid their possibilities
who scurry away
with biting temptation
from the ideas of the gypsies
and what they may
or may not tell you.
Do not stare at a gypsy
unless your pockets and your hopes
are empty.
Do not wish on a fortune
unless you have witnessed a gypsy
frolicking,
cackling
with yours.
Copyright 2003 Alex Appella
Collections:
Brown University. Providence, RI
Savannah College of Art and Design. Atlanta, GA
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