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Last line is: "We are perishable, friends. We are salty, impermanent kingdoms"
What is it called? Thanks! <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/65.100.32.151|65.100.32.151]] ([[User talk:65.100.32.151|talk]]) 01:42, 3 March 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
It seems to be an improvised poem which he recited, but never published. You can listen to him read it (he recites it twice, along with three other wonderful poems) here: http://www.kuow.org/defaultProgram.asp?ID=13857.
My transcription follows (I warn you, it is completely subjective and I make no claims to his spelling, punctuation, and line division; those are purely mine):
:'''Improvisation on im:'''
:The nimble ovenbird, the dignity of pears,
:the simplicity of oars [or ores?], the imperishable engines inside slim fir-seeds:
:all of these make clear
:how much we want the impermanent
:to be permanent;
:we want the hermit wren to keep her eggs,
:even during the storm;
:but that’s impossible.
:We are perishable, friends;
:we are salty, impermanent kingdoms.
It's a beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing! [[User:Sputnikcccp|<span style="color: black">СПУТНИК</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Sputnikcccp|<span style="color: maroon">CCC</span>]] [[Special:Emailuser/Sputnikcccp|<span style="color: maroon">P</span>]]</sup> 05:38, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
==Sounds: dental, alveolar, and postalveolar ==
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