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Mountain Air

Cool air hits first the face.
Valleys drop
pressure by pressure
as windows slide into the place
of nothing.


Road narrows against the incline,
plugging ears with altitude.
The nervous car
tunnels through the mist.


Under the collar, it sneaks.

The cold inhabits,
slow and gradual,
like those granite peaks


black as crude oil
edged with fresh milk.


By Jerome Kugan


QLRS Vol. 1 No. 3 Apr 2002

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  Other Poems in this Issue

The New Babel
By Leonard Schwartz.

Instructions From A Serial Killer
By Felix Cheong.

Post
By Ng Shing Yi.

The Schoolgirl Kills Herself After Failing An Exam
By Gilbert Koh.

Old Folks Home
By Gilbert Koh.

The Couple Next Door
By Gilbert Koh.

Train Ride to Singapore
By Gilbert Koh.

Immense
By Low Ying Ping.

Dutch Disease
By Peng-Ean Khoo.

Hors Duh
By Peter Loh.

Grandmother, The Bride
By Karen Low.

 

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