PoemRural Reflections
Author / PoetAdrienne Rich
TagsExpression, Grass, Intent, Nature

This is the grass your feet are planted on.
You paint it orange or you sing it green,
But you have never found
A way to make the grass mean what you mean.

A cloud can be whatever you intend:

Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich
16 May 1929 - 27 Mar 2012
Region: North America
Period: Contemporary
Movement: Feminist, Postmodern
Awards: National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

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