I walked across the park to the fever monument.
It was in the center of a glass square surrounded
by red flowers and fountains. The monument
was in the shape of a sea horse and the plaque read
We got hot and died.
(Richard Brautigan)
More Poetry from Richard Brautigan:
- I Live In The Twentieth Century (Richard Brautigan Poems)
- A Boat (Richard Brautigan Poems)
- Autobiography (Polish It Like A Piece of Silver) (Richard Brautigan Poems)
- Hinged To Forgetfulness Like A Door (Richard Brautigan Poems)
- Gee, You're So Beautiful That It's Starting To Rain (Richard Brautigan Poems)
- All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (Richard Brautigan Poems)