Poetry of Issue #8        Page 43

Human Nature
for Ugo Rondinone

When sunshine bakes bluestone slabs, gathering warmth to obdurate core
Rock then lifts, lightens
As chill seeps and corrodes, the stone contracts Consolidates quarried power
This stone tribe of unmoving camaraderie Loyal hearts transcend face or gender Standing,
unbowed in architectural shadow Deliberately concreted walls enclose
Freer then flesh and blood voyeurs
Who proudly place objects upon manicured lawns (preferably overlooking the sea)
These tender gifts, like verdant lichen
secretly await visibility