" . . . damn everything
that won't get
into the circle,
that won't enjoy,
that won't throw
its heart into
the tension, surprise,
fear and delight
of the circus,
the round world,
the full existence . . ."
-S. Helen Kelley
"Damn everything
but the…
"What's here,
Beneath your hand,
is less and more
than what you see
Or feel;
Deeper than air
or water;
Deeper than thought
Can dive.
Whether between stars
Or between gods;
It is no matter,
Whether in a room
Or field,
Under a tree,
Beside a road,
the…
"Ravel the pattern
Backward,
To no pattern:
Reduce the granite
Downward,
To no stone:
Unhinge the rainbow
To his sun and rain:
Dissolve the blood
To water and salt:
Is this dishelvement
We cannot bear?"
