Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EXERCISE, by JAMES HARRISON



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First Line: Hear this touch: grass parts
Last Line: Fire selects new wood.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Activity; Change; Nature; Relationships; Exercise


Hear this touch: grass parts
for the snake,
in furrows
soil curves around itself,
a rock topples into a lake,
roused organs,
fur against cloth,
arms unfold,
at the edge of a clearing
fire selects new wood.





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