Nothing is forever.
\nForever comes in thimbles,
\nhard rocks,
\na ray of light loosened from the sun.
\nFlavors of five oranges,
\npillows where the head has risen
\nand forever looks up in the vacancy,
\nthe concave moon of the softness
\na drift of silence.
\nNothing is forever,
\nin the ochre of the dust
\nalong southern roads,
\npast plantations of misery
\nwith no forgiveness.<\/p>\n
The children hold their grudge,
\na woman with blackberry eyes
\nserves pancakes,
\nand bears the burdens.
\nBut time passes,
\nand pain wears out,
\nand nothing,
\nnot even a child\u2019s cough,
\nthe passion of a mother\u2019s devotion,
\nlasts forever.<\/p>\n
Sticks in the ditch
\ncarry fences along the alfalfa fields,
\nand the green life of a farm
\nstretches for miles,
\ntime coughs and clears the hour.
\nAs long as it exists,
\nit returns to the fog of a limpid sea,
\nbut that is forever in the distance.
\nNow its green thinking,
\nand dreaming,
\nand the frost of harvest,
\nand the furrows of the great wheels
\nrotating crops.<\/p>\n
A flaxen girl walks silently
\nin the great open field.
\nShe too is momentary,
\nlike the spume of a wave,
\nsparkling and golden.
\nNothing is forever.
\nEven my sigh,
\nwhich is the film
\nof a great bubble of love,
\nholding everything
\nthat must last forever.
\nHolding,
\nholding,
\nuntil my heart must burst,
\ndetermined that they last forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nothing is forever. Forever comes in thimbles, hard rocks, a ray of light loosened from the sun. Flavors of five oranges, pillows where the head…<\/p>\n