Dovina3 Jun 2005

#1 I didn’t say, "he turns them outward" But I did say, “the man behind you takes your dangling hands, turns your thumbs outward, pulling, leaving no choice but to rest back on his chest.” Are you doing margaritas again?

#2 I appreciate your concern, I really do, but how could it be chests with only one of me? And yes, it does refer back to “its dome a breast of his wife.”

#3 I’ve mentioned Irish ancestry in other poems. Thanks for remembering.