Globigerina Ooze

                         from and for Rachel Carson 

               years later now 
               retreat of ice separated 
               by periods 
                 on our imaginary glaciers 
               melted wide front 
               sheets, rock fragments 
                 intricately sculpted 
                            from others 

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               When I approximately 
               shall certainly 
               where nutrient-laden water walls 
               sagged rocks and set in motion 
               formed so long ago Professor W 
               submitted deep drifts filling 
               in all and return chemical shells 
               vats pack sand flat climactic rhythms 
               one poem we received 
                 abundant ooze 

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               Perhaps a deep grew 
                 by C      snow loving creatures 
                 Yet because   fashioned 
               from flake             upon flake 
                             piece   evidence basin 
               For example 
                   Reflecting   differences 
               for studying 
                  square bottom 
                 shells blanket 

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                                       when 
               S      at lime winds fall 
               named fizzes sea�my 
                 endless drifts 
               stand a mile and S deciphers 
                                        mounts and built 
                                       flourish in cold 
                 retreated again gave Y 
                 rocks�layers which ion parts of 
               H only begun When more cores 
                   little in a year 
               etched carbonate lime 
                 Gravel pebbles mud 
               may abyssal blizzard� 

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                 were reported by 
               emerged ..clean of 
               glaciers reached presumably have 
                 of however generation of 
                    building P when   information 
                 definitely known                  but 
               abandoned and                     by exploding 
                 largely covered mark between 
                 intercepts 
                 variations in blanket 
               between layers of colors�blue 
               chill grinding over relinquished 
               fall�one sand grain at a 
               downward drift of 
               sustaining a rich 
               interglacial 
               and sinks             1           Sand from 
               a continental sort 
                 of diatom 

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                              leader of   mane 
                              has built 
                              currents 
                              and 
                              as        J 
                                    radiolarians occur 

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