Draft 1
From the sidewalk we watch
a four storey battleship lapse
into the atlantic.
The ship’s fire and smoke curbs
a television-blue window
which absorbs framed echoes
from two sundry moments
– real or not – for us, the someone
beyond the windowsill.
Draft 2
World War One Stock Footage Projected on an Apartment Building Across the Street
From the sidewalk we watch
a four storey battleship lapse
into the atlantic.
A television-blue
window curbs the ship’s fire-smoke.
The glass panel frames
the echoes from a reel
and a screen for us the someone
beyond past the sill.
Draft 3
World War One Stock Footage Projected on an Apartment Building Across the Street
From the sidewalk we watch
a four storey battleship lapse
into the atlantic.
A television-blue
window curbs the ship’s fire-smoke.
The glass reflects echoes
from a reel and a screen
– real or not – for us, the someone
beyond the window sill.
Draft 4 - how long will this go?
World War One Stock Footage Projected on an Apartment Building Across the Street
From the sidewalk we watch
a four storey battleship lapse
into the atlantic
A television-blue
window curbs the ship’s fire-smoke
The framed pane sops echoes
from the reel, the tube – real
or not – for us, the someone from
beyond the window sill