Rock Balancing
Composing a poem
is a bit like balancing rocks
on top
of each other.
Change order the words it of and work doesn't well as.
Interchange
the rocks
and they
don't
balance at
all.
A poem helps one find the way
like a cairn on a scree-covered slope.
The poet delights in
unlikely associations;
a thoughtful lattice,
an unquestioned wing.
The rock artist excites
in boldly balancing
a large top-heavy rock
upon a little one.
Has anyone else
Composed
The poetry
Of rock-balancing?
Balancing Learner Scott Lewis WachenheimThe Rocks of Ballet A ballerina on point Using only the tips of her toes Bending, curling, leaning Finding ways to stand to perform, to shine Through silence, discipline, determination Stopped in utter amazement, People stare at the sight of her unique talent Amongst air, the ballerina floats As though invisible strings are holding her up Surrounded by busy movement An exquisite background The sharp skyline Cool water Magnificent land Eve Myers Urban School, SF '05
Bill Dan,
Sausalito, CA 2005