a flower opens, speculation
on a morning sunrise. a place un-named,
the river empties into an ocean.
dark shapes suggest themselves,
rise and fall, dissolve
into delineating horizons.
sand and shell, a blend
of life and death
earth, wind, and water,
less than an eden, the sinful vision
before adam and eve
created the name and
whatever it might symbolize.
in this eerie landscape—
the water
writes and rewrites shorelines,
the world is a perception
with all that it is not
and all that might be.
a point and counter-point,
one chance
to start all over
again.
three pages of scribbles
originally on yellow legal pages
transcribed to a single typed sheet
black and white taken neat
no dilution, nothing chilled
duly edited and revised
what is left behind
are traces of originality
faint outlines of pretend
everything changes
begins and ends
the question is
when
R.D. McManes is the author of seven poetry books. Mr. McManes has had over 300 poems featured in 100 world-wide publications. He has been a featured speaker, poet, and conducted poetry workshops for the Kansas Author's Club. Mr. McManes has been writing poetry for 47 years. He currently resides near Scranton, Kansas.
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