I once read a poem about "being the rock and the water around the rock"
February 5, 2013 11:53 AM Subscribe
"but am both and neither, being human". Or something.
I saw it once on a bus in Santa Cruz years ago, one of those PSAs some public agency ran with a couple of poems each month. I quite liked it, and have never again been able to track it down with a yearly poke at google. It occurs to me that AskMe might be a better place to try, especially since I remember it so poorly.
Best answer: Here it is:
I would be the rock
about which the water is
flowing; and I would be the water flowing
about the rock.
And am both and neither–
being flesh.
Charles Reznikoff
posted by oneirodynia at 3:37 PM on February 5, 2013 [8 favorites]
I would be the rock
about which the water is
flowing; and I would be the water flowing
about the rock.
And am both and neither–
being flesh.
Charles Reznikoff
posted by oneirodynia at 3:37 PM on February 5, 2013 [8 favorites]
Oh, and it's a part of Autobiography: Hollywood which can be found here starting on page 196.
posted by oneirodynia at 3:44 PM on February 5, 2013
posted by oneirodynia at 3:44 PM on February 5, 2013
Response by poster: Yaaaaaay AskMe! That is exactly it. Thank you so very much. I have literally (occasionally and mildly) wondered about that for at least ten years.
posted by freebird at 8:49 PM on February 5, 2013
posted by freebird at 8:49 PM on February 5, 2013
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Poetry in Motion is the largest promoter of poetry on public transit, but lots of cities just do their own thing, often with poems from local students. I suspect record-keeping for older poems varies widely, but it's worth a try.
posted by asperity at 12:40 PM on February 5, 2013 [1 favorite]