Swell, stutter,
tremble, flutter,
stumble, grasp, contract,
waddle, falter,
rise up, wither
wander, linger, gasp,
squat, break,
spread, quake,
writhe, clench, fall, breathe, groan,
wrestle, shake,
push, unmake,
release, arch, push, hum, moan,
shudder, sweat,
quiver, let,
crown, push, open, tear,
cradle, hum
unfold, undone,
stare, wonder, weep, revere.
“stare, wonder, weep, revere.” That’s how we’re called to be engaged in this world, isn’t it?
another playful (as in playing with the language/form/etc) and successful poem.
That must have been a trip, to go down that road again, but the rhythms and sounds are great. An ending at the start, and a beginning at the end. Nice.