Wednesday, September 29, 2010

snake


Ends: of summer; time in the country; time
before departures. Time
tapers to a snake that slides invisibly
off into the long grass of the world,
though such a narrowed notion fails to scratch
the itch lodged in between
impatiently waiting for something new to happen
and clinging to what, having
already happened, slithers
off into the brush without a sound.


by Rachel Hadas

1 comment:

Sara said...

"...impatiently waiting for something new to happen
and clinging to what, having
already happened, slithers
off into the brush without a sound."

Dang. This digs deep and grips the soul, ya know?

Thanks for sharing friend. You always have the gems!