- Illustrated Poetry
- Al·Gharb·1
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I speak of shorelines joined
by traces of sun across the page
of sea I speak
of mountains vigilant expectant
where memories draft themselves
in barren sub aqua undergrowth I speak
of stone illogical resonant vegetable
metaphor of caravels polished in shadow
by the inexorable pulse of time
- COMMENTS
LeBrozabout 17 years agoThis poem was mentioned in the Archival Review thread, in a picking through Lit's archive of over 34,000 poems.
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LeBrozover 17 years agoAnother example of many
Of Lauren's quality work
Stark black and white photos
So well woven to her writing.
ozymandiaskabout 19 years agoGreat photo good poem.Lovely combination
Vegetables does have a broader usage but perhaps more in English English than American English as in:
"My vegetable love would grow vaster than Empires" etc.
Australian usage is even different given our penchant for infantilising abbreviation. What you eat is a veggie never a vegetable. A vegetable is usually some one who has lost the use of their mind or more bluntly an idiot.
flyguy69about 19 years agoI have the benefit of your clarification before commenting! I love this poem, Lauren, and the image strengthens it even more. I wonder if "organic" wouldn't work better for "vegetable." I agree with 1201 about the last line; it seems to cliche for such an otherwise strong piece.
