poem: "The Social Life of Water" by Tony Hoagland


	poem: "The Social Life of Water" by Tony Hoagland

Lexica

10-1-2009 7:25 PM

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10-1-2009 11:36 PM

celestialdancer

Really lovely thanks

10-1-2009 11:37 PM

bignosemousie

Lexica, I love 37 days.

10-5-2009 12:33 AM

lollipop10

Darn, so many great websites, but not enough time!

10-5-2009 12:33 AM

lollipop10

Maybe just keep posting the good ones for us Lexica!

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speaks quietly to creek. </DIV>
Lake says something back to cloud, 
and cloud listens. <BR /><DIV>
No water is lonely water. </DIV>
All water is a part of other water. 
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Tree drinks rain and sweats out dew; 
Dew takes elevator into cloud; 
Cloud marries puddle; <BR /><DIV>
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has long conversation with lake about fiord; 
Fog sneaks up and murmurs insinuations to swamp; <BR /><DIV>
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Thunderstorm throws itself on estuary; 
Waterspout laughs at joke of frog pond. <BR /><DIV>
All water understands. </DIV>
All water understands.
Reservoir gathers information 
for database of watershed;
Brook translates lake to waterfall;
Tide wrinkles its green forehead and then breaks through.<BR /><DIV>
All water understands.</DIV>
But you, you stand on the shore 
of blue Lake Kieve in the evening
and listen, grieving<BR /><DIV>
as something stirs and turns within you.</DIV>
Not knowing why you linger in the dark. 
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