Poem
Sarah Lindsay
STUBBORNLY
STUBBORNLY
STUBBORNLY
Pass by the showy rose,blabbing open,
suckling a shiny beetle;
pass by the changeless diamond
that falls asleep in shadow—
this love is a lichen,
alga and fungus made one fleck,
feeding on what it feeds,
growing slightly faster than stone
into a patch of gray lace,
a double thumbprint,
its bloom distinguishable, with practice,
from its dormant phase,
crocheting its singular habit
over time, a faithful stain
bound to its home,
etching on the unmoved rock
the only rune it knows.
© 2008, Sarah Lindsay
From: Poetry, Vol. 193, No. 1, October
Publisher: Poetry, Chicago
From: Poetry, Vol. 193, No. 1, October
Publisher: Poetry, Chicago
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STUBBORNLY
Pass by the showy rose,blabbing open,
suckling a shiny beetle;
pass by the changeless diamond
that falls asleep in shadow—
this love is a lichen,
alga and fungus made one fleck,
feeding on what it feeds,
growing slightly faster than stone
into a patch of gray lace,
a double thumbprint,
its bloom distinguishable, with practice,
from its dormant phase,
crocheting its singular habit
over time, a faithful stain
bound to its home,
etching on the unmoved rock
the only rune it knows.
From: Poetry, Vol. 193, No. 1, October
STUBBORNLY
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