A garden poem
Posted by Jane:
Working late at night on a(nother) paper, I found this poem that seems timely. I would put it on a new post, but can’t figure out how to start one. This is from A.R. Ammons’ “Four Motions for the Pea Vines”:
the rhythm is
diffusion and concentration:
in and out:
expansion and
contraction: the unfolding,
furling:…
the rhythm is
out and
in,
diffusion and concentration:
the dry pea from the
ground
expands to vines and leaves,
harvests sun and water
into
baby-white new peas:
the forms that exist
in this rhythm! the whirling
forms!
grief and glory of
this rhythm:
the rhythm is.
