Vertical City, Horizontal Lights, Prepositional Phrases

1.
above the ninth floor
in the clear cold
after the laundromat
below the sombrero galaxy
on the fire escape, gazing

my yoga instructor
speaks heavy liquid english
interprets metaphors and mitosis
anaphase and gene expression

1A.
she left reason
in my mailbox
a synonym for logic
that makes no sense
like Emily Dickinson said
"Tell all the truth,
but tell it slant."

2.
ice floes in water
ice flows like wine
in Antarctica
a natural fact
like ice breaking
like ice cracking

like ice
taller than bright lights
on top of tall buildings

2A.
that's the news, don't wear it out

2B.
by the boy poets by nightlight, refreshed