Frauenbad
Velvet scoter skims mild surface water
all glide and gneiss at long tips of breaststroke
steady within each stage of strong current
I arrange the Old Town through nouveau glass
Pier 7, Höch, iris, sweet vernal grass
Zwingli, dahlia, astilbe, chutzpah
Wasserkirche, alstroemeria, Limmat
catkins, speedwell, Ernst, september aster
rose dust, limonene lake, raffia laps
afterlife fizzing in the aura – if
anyone should ever ask me where I’ve
swum I’ll say Stadhausquoi, I swam with you
this shade of Zürichsee will always be
Mary green, Mary green, Mary green.
