Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The cracks in the concrete

raised places
cracks in the old concrete
smooth places
filled with the salts
rivers flowing
slowly, slowly
filling each gently
year upon year
satellite images
a model preserved
on the wall of this place


September 28, 2011
Rolling Ridge Day Apart Retreat
www.rollingridge.org
“Poetry, Nature, and the Language of the Land”
http://www.rollingridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/WEB-Poetry-Nature-and-Language.pdf
led by Ray McGinnis
http://www.writetotheheart.com/
Write to the Heart workshops

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