The Factory Songs of Mr. Toad - Martin Glaberman

In addition to his political writings, Martin Glaberman was also a published poet. Here is an example of his work.

Submitted by Fall Back on July 11, 2009

Wildcat I

A most practical cat.

Walking silently on padded feet
Unseen, unheard
Power concentrated
in a compact body

Lean, lithe, less
in appearance
Than the explosive leap,
periodic culmination
of growing power
of growing hunger

Amber, black, mottled, gold.
All colors help to hide
its invisible path

Slowly it climbs and waits
on limb
on cliff
on overhang

All right, Buddy
Let's not get romantic.
Shut her down and let's go
A most practical cat

The Factory Songs of Mr. Toad, Detroit: Bewick/ed, 1994

This article has been archived on libcom.org from the Martin Glaberman archive on the Red and Black Notes website.

Appeared in Radical America Volume 6, Number 2

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