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Robert Francis - Silent Poem

backroad leafmold stonewall chipmunk
underbrush grapevine woodchuck shadblow 

woodsmoke cowbarn honeysuckle woodpile
sawhorse bucksaw outhouse wellsweep 

backdoor flagstone bulkhead buttermilk
candlestick ragrug firedog brownbread 

hilltop outcrop cowbell buttercup
whetstone thunderstorm pitchfork steeplebush 

gristmill millstone cornmeal waterwheel
watercress buckwheat firefly jewelweed 

gravestone groundpine windbreak bedrock
weathercock snowfall starlight cockcrow 

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Poet: Robert Francis
Poem: Silent Poem

Comment 1 of 1, added on December 19th, 2005 at 8:29 AM.

This poem is amazing. I'm 16 and this might be the first published poem ever that I've read and felt like I could have written the same thing. I don't understand what the heck it's supposed to mean though.

Clarke Fry from United States

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