Thursday, March 13, 2008

Thursday Poem - Marrow

There is a way to see inside
By looking directly through
to seed or marrow

Within the bone vessel
a world is made
Red and milkweed
it flows between us like
wind

Within the seed's case
a secret is held
Its fertile whisper
shapes a song

Joan Halifax, Marrow

3 comments:

Crayons said...

Beautiful! And what a contrast with yesterday's photo.

Shelli said...

Stunning photograph.

Helen said...

what a beautiful photograph!!!!