3.

I imagine him on the golf course
when he sees his death for the first time.
It's a blind par five; his drive
has hit the crest and gone over.
The other three have scattered their shots
across the face of the hill;
he refuses the cart for the straight walk to his ball.
Coming down off the tee, his left foot goes funny
and he staggers, but goes into a little trot
and pulls out of it.
His partner, still close, asks,
but he's fine, fine, and he is.

 
 
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