The air was so quiet
he could hear
the broken
pieces of the sun
knocking the water.
— Flannery O'Connor, "The River"
Showing posts with label river. Show all posts
Showing posts with label river. Show all posts
May 15, 2011
March 18, 2011
River
He was steady,
she told me,
like a rock.
I was only a child
but I wanted
to say a man
is not a rock.
I myself would
have preferred
a man who was
like a river,
changing
and quick,
always
a surprise.
— Alice Hoffman, "The Red Garden"
she told me,
like a rock.
I was only a child
but I wanted
to say a man
is not a rock.
I myself would
have preferred
a man who was
like a river,
changing
and quick,
always
a surprise.
— Alice Hoffman, "The Red Garden"
November 25, 2009
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