The longevity of roots
Follow the path that the Lord your God has
commanded you, that you may live long in
the land you possess. Deut. 5:33
In Mendocino County we stopped for
a wine-tasting. The hills were radiant with
light and fruit. We bought a dry white and
after lunch at the vineyard cafe
we walked the rows of vines held up
on their supports like old men on crutches.
Business was light that day. Want to see
something crazy? the owner asked. We clambered
down to a cave a hundred feet under the slope,
and felt in the earthy dark a tangle of fibers.
A flashlight gleamed, and the beards
of the ancients lit up like live wires.
Luci Shaw
September
Little Revelations
Bird Woman
Where color is spare
Take These Words
God's Act in Acts
Signs
Irina Ratushinskaya
Comeback for snowy plover
Dancing in the Cathedral
Chiang Mai
Credo
The Possibilities of Clay
Sonnet for my left hip
The Golden Carp
What I Needed to Do
Mary Considers Her Situation
States of being
The longevity of roots
The Returns of Love
Leaf, fallen
Photos from My Trip
The Songs of Camoapa
Watchers
The Annunciatory Angel
Obedience
Psalm for the January Thaw
Schrodinger's Indeterminacy
Holding On
The chair without distinction
The blue eyeball
Crossing
Emergency supplies
Peace on earth
You
Robin in the Late Afternoon
Catch of the Day
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