Guest Post: Waters of Mormon, by Mark Bennion
by Patricia | 10.21.09Listen to Mark Bennion read “Waters of Mormon”
Amid the tingle of forest and shadows,
you ford through the water
to the sway of its purl and girth,
a surge of billow where air arrives
in speckles of light. The only
distance is the reach of your hand
and the life after petition and promise.
Trees rustle in incandescence
as the crowd’s whisper fades.
You have come to the place
where heat and cold start to matter.
This point you approach in dusk,
trust, flashes of maroon and stream.
What you’ve known you may come
to remember when the night returns
its grip. Ease into the ripple
now, feel the numbing of flesh,
let the wave bury you
until the sound of dawn.
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October 21st, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Love the end of this.
Am I detecting a touch of Clinton Larson here? I’m catching–maybe just brush-bys–of similarities.
October 22nd, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Patricia,
Unfortunately, I’m not as familiar with Larson’s work as I should be. I’m afraid the similarity is coincidental.
Take care,
Mark
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Cool.
You might want to look into his writing, just a bit. He focused much of his poetry on Mormon subjects. Looks like you’re part of that tradition, know it or not.
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm
I’ll take a look at his work. Thanks, Patricia.