All the Men - 1964

o to Endure like the stone su ffic ien t to its el f alone

the stone wou ld like to be Alive like me

or Re incarnate lik e the tree be bo rn each sp ring to greenery

the roo ted tre e longs to be free

the mut ebeas t env ies my fa te Ar ticul at e

or lik e the lio n wit hout law to roam the Wild on velve t paw

on th isba ll ha lf da rk ha lf lig h t i wal k Upr ight i lie Prone with inthe ni gh t

but if walkin g imeet a Cr eat ure lik eme on the str ee t two-l egged wit h huma n face

to recogniz e is to embrace

be au tif u l each Shape to see wo nder fuleac h Th ing to name

here a sto ne there atree here a riv er the rea F lame

ma rve lou s toSt rok e the pa tie ntbeas ts with inth ei r yoke

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how i Yearn for the lio n in hi s den

tho ughhe sp ur n the touc hof men

wonders pale beauties dim du rin g my deli gh t with Him

the long ing tha t i know is in the Stone als o it mus tbe

an Evolu tion strange two hearts Touch exchange a Love unk nown to stone or tree or beas t

the same that rises in the Tree the long ing in the lio n'sca ll speaks for a ll

-May Swen son