Whatever It Is
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One calls it the openinganother says
the softening
another would sayit’s a weakening
another yet
a strengthening
whatever it isit’s a fleeting thing
freeze thaw
freeze thaw
spring fallspring fall
this is the learningthis is the law
of paradox, of soulfox,of springand fall [End Page 38]
of endless rueand endless awe
of freeze thawfreeze thaw. [End Page 39]
Wendy Videlock
WENDY VIDELOCK lives in western Colorado. Her latest book, Slingshots and Love Plums, is available from Able Muse Press.
