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From Where Water Begins: New Poems and Prose
Louisiana State
University Press, 1988
© 1988 by John Stone. Used with permission.
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Bell that never bellowed
Hound without a bark
Fetus of my future
dancing in the dark
Nearest blood relation
Valentine alive
Great Somnambulation
toward which all engines strive
and Captain of the ferry
that charges me no fare:
May the New Year let you
win at Solitaire.
Dear Tintinnabulation,
as new and wild bells ring,
Old Heart, Mortality,
how sweetly still you sing!
John Stone is a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He is the author of four books of poetry, all published by Louisiana State University Press; the most recent is Where Water Begins: New Poems and Prose (November 1998). In The Country Of Hearts is a book of his collected essays, most of which appeared originally in the New York Times Magazine. Stone has given talks and readings in 36 U.S. states.
Ross T. Smart is an artist and world traveler living in Michigan with his supergenius wife Jackie. When they are not busy avoiding pickpockets while traveling, they can be found taunting waterfowl in Ann Arbor.
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