Michael Hofmann
Michael Hofmann
Michael Hofmannis a German-born poet who writes in English and a translator of texts from German...
above doors five inches
It was five inches above the door, and the thing is the doors don't seal. They lock, but they don't seal.
major
This is going to be a major project.
mud rocks time
Rocks and gravel will come down sometimes. But this is the first time there's ever been a mud event.
almost brush guessing heavy spreading trail
Heavy brush was all through here. So we're guessing you can almost see a trail going up there, and got down to here and started spreading out.
hurt nobody seem water
The first thought was nobody was hurt. There didn't seem to be a lot of damage. There was water in the house, but not a lot.