Clements, Mark A.

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28A Proposal Poem~ he knee evolved for this:~ To imprint its shape on the earthWhen the final bow is madeIn the surrender of what I once wasTo what I shall become.From here I shall walkA path inside the ri~gAs a pilgrim, travehngDown toward the Holy LandStretched within the circle of a prayer.This ring, a circle of footsteps,Is the path that Adam tookSince the time he lost Eve in the gardenUntil I found you again, here,Weeping beneath the apple tree.Miles and miles of youStretched out before me, I seeThe world focusedThrough the center of a ring,Folds of white skin wavingAround me, your palmOutstretched on the horizon.See the light strikeAnd crystallize my form, .Kneeling in the dirt with a quesuon,Mark A ClementsSpring 1992

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