"Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn." ~Thomas Gray
"Poetry unites." ~Anon
"Truth is such a rare thing, it is delightful to tell it." ~Emily Dickinson
Written by Susan Stewart
(From Red Rover, University of Chicago Press, 2008.)
the fox
Did we live lightly then?
Twice we’ve seen the fox,
the flash
of red that leaps
the weeds and brush, an after-
image gray,
then blank, then gone
delight cannot be sought
or pleasure thought
or joy re-caught
but twice we saw the fox, not once,
and knew his fear of us
Step in time, love, step in time,
live inside the morning
twice we saw the fox, not once,
and knew his fear of us
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delight cannot be sought
or pleasure thought
or joy re-caught
A beautiful poem - the fleeting joy of something wild!!
"Twice we've seen the fox," -- to illustrate living.