Rosmarie Waldrop
NATURAL RETURNS
an occasional arm
out of the fish pond
reveals deep interest
but doesn't bear food
in America the pebbles
have been taken
for science
Saltwoman is moved
around:
pull of the land
she adapts to her name exciting
as a folk-tale
and more savory
became there around the edge
of the lake
800 emigrants for clear water
the deep additional is achieved next poem >
Copyright Rosmarie Waldrop 1980