The Miner
One's—Money—One's—the Mine—
for this crone body softening with age,
which is which?
age is the wave
of time rolling forward,
not the essence of water
it's a hungry woman
begging for bread to eat,
not knowing how to plant or grow
it's the Amish apple tree in a local orchard
frost bitten in April, fruit missing,
not last year's bumper harvest
which is the whole?
which is the part?
how can a Miner find Gold?
the Miner digging for Gold
listens in the presence of rough, hard, cold earth
sings to the absence of smooth, soft, hot flesh
how can she tell the difference
between a raindrop in a lake
and a lake full of raindrops?
(After: Emily Dickinson's 406: Some—Work for Immortality
Last Line: One's—Money—One's—the Mine— )
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Date Published: Sepetmeber 10, 2026