Dogwood Stems Poem by June Walker
Dogwood Stems
Red stems, stripped bare, jut out
of hard black soil, like the rib cage
of an abandoned boat, keeled over,
on a cold beach. A roosting perch
for passing gulls, skua, tern-
in summer, hidden in a nest of leaves.
Like strong ideas, stripped to bare bones,
by harsh times,
they turn, face the screaming winds,
and sing.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Topic(s) of this poem: beach
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