BURNING TREE
Cut limb planted
like a fence post
near the wash rack
where weary horses
stand for hose spray –
matted hair,
crust of salt,
sweaty rivers run
together until clear
down their flanks
for twenty years
to irrigate
the cottonwood afire
at dawn – huge silhouette
of new translucent leaves
in flames. Ardens sed virens,
shepherds tending miracles
it sometimes seems.
Ardens sed virens: Exodus 3:2. Latin. "Burning but flourishing," motto of the Presbyterian Chiurch of Ireland
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Dear John:
I am trying to get a hold of a piece by T. Jordan "Beyond Conflict published in the review in spring 92, is there a possibility of getting a PDF ??
Posted by: Abraham | May 2, 2007 10:43 AM