Monday, June 1, 2015

Men as Friends

Robin Becker

I have a few which is news to me
Tom drops by in the mornings with his travel
mug my mother would call it a coffee klatch

we review our terrible histories with fathers
and talk about the father he’s become and how much
it will cost to replace gutters the ice brought down

and then there’s soft-spoken Harvey
with whom I enjoy long pauses in conversation about how
they raised the Nelson town hall and put a foundation underneath

during which we both look at Mt. Monadnock and then down
at the ground and then back at each other silence precipitating
the pretty weather we share before he goes inside for lunch

when I had to pack up my office Tom boxed
and loaded books into my car I didn’t think he’d want
to but his idea of friendship includes carrying heavy things

at the dog park the retired Marine with the schnauzer
asked do you have a husband I replied I don’t care for men
in that way as a Marine James mostly played cards

on a supply ship now he mostly hunts and fishes
climbs his orchard ladder for my Cortlands
and in trout season leaves, in my fridge, two rainbows

About This Poem

“In this poem, I sought to embody the delicate yet resilient nature of friendship. Conversations that probe sensitive territory; the local, shared experiences of place and weather; and showing up to help a friend move boxes all contribute to the rich stew of affection. At the poem’s close, I wanted to evoke an unlikely connection—one that exists between two people who, across their differences, find ways to care for one another. Eliminating capitalization and punctuation helped me focus on the essential elements of imagery, music, narrative.”
—Robin Becker

Robin Becker is the author of Tiger Heron (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014). She teaches at Pennsylvania State University and splits her time between Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, and Nelson, New Hampshire.

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