Shroud of the Gnome Quotes

“And then the streetlights came on as always
and we looked into one another's eyes—
ancient caves with still pools
and those little transparent fish
who have never seen even one ray of light.
And the calm that returned to us
was not even our own.

(from: 'Never Again the Same')”
― James Tate, Shroud of the Gnome

“I had a theory for a while,
but I had to let it go.
It was wasting away in captivity.
It sat there in the cage of my brain
and wouldn't eat.
When I had first trapped it
it was beautiful and wile and amused everyone.
"Too much attention," the vet said.
It wasn't cut out for that kind of life.

"Smart”
― James Tate, Shroud of the Gnome