Friday, May 29, 2009

When I Press a Stone

               
it un-relents and un-relents--
stone understudying stone
for so long now, it knows
the slightest gesture—breath—
has the perfect pitch and intonation
curled up like a fist in its hand.

By Jenn Blair

1 comment:

The Bijou Poetry Review said...

Jenn Blair is from Winterville, GA. She has published in The Tusculum Review, Copper Nickel, Newport Review, and Fairfield Review among others. She teachs at the University of Georgia.

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