When Arthur dies, of course, a boat
Conjures itself out of the mist (always
There is a mist) on
the lake which seems
To have no other side. In the boat are
A variety of women and, for this day’s death,
The God of Calligraphy, the poet Kan Shojo.
In the bow, three
Japanese demi-goddesses
Are crowded together, getting in the way
Of Morgan Le Fay, who is trying to steer.
The hand that reached from the water
To receive Excalibur has returned swordless
And apparently conducts an invisible orchestra.
The goddesses sing; Morgan swears; Kan Shojo
Makes notes for a poem which will not mention
Goddesses, fey queens, swords or kings.
He will call it Boat on a
Misty Day.
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