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The Making of Goliath Stones

Earlier Poems

Selected Poems 1989 to 2009 · source pages 49

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Source page 49

The Making of Goliath Stones

Water seeks out vulnerabilities---

places where the rivers have to

pass

cutting valleys, rubbing into smooth gems

the jagged, desperate bits

that mountains toss in their way

when no one is watching.

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