Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, INARTICULATE, by EVA RIEHLE


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INARTICULATE, by                    
First Line: There are no words
Last Line: I, and a grey squat stone.
Subject(s): Wisdom


There are no words,
The sunset symphony,
The eucalyptus choir,
The paean of the stars,
The hymns of ancient seas,
Are harmonies too vast
For our poor tongues.

Grass,
Earth, and the smell of earth,
Small winds and ragged bits of fog,
New-born rivulets,
Tall cliffs --
No words --

There are no words to tell of these,
Nor of the pull of mountains
Or of morning
Or of love
Or death
Or anything that matters.

I stand before a redwood tree --
I, and a grey squat stone.





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