a novel by Barbara Kingsolver

At her desk Kingsolver makes space
on the page for a man known only to her,
gives him a place in time, and he, in turn,
writes the span of his life, making it
available to you and me. Go there,
open hours to read, a lacuna in your day.

Explore his Mexico and his America
while the Great Depression rages, and
as well, in Mexico where and when--
it's the when I relish--a famous muralist
stops time on vast walls and his famous wife
captures time on canvas. In this inky moment
you and I share time, coiled and repeatable.