mano
this stone the life in it
those who shaped it
trusting their own culture
walking this continent
simply at home
this essential implement these edges
indented sides disturbed
a form a possibility
that would crack leg bones for marrow
a maul a grinder for seeds
a stone for a man a woman
already restless in the dust of those
suns they were made of
early
perhaps as the angels
© John Knoepfle 2004
This article appears in Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2004.
