LOIS GREENE STONE - POEMS

Lois Greene Stone, writer and poet, has been syndicated worldwide. Poetry and personal essays have been included in hard & softcover book anthologies.  Collections of her personal items/ photos/ memorabilia are in major museums including twelve different divisions of The Smithsonian.

​A barren stretch of land

As an undergrad,
a philosophy class
made me wonder
what two books
I’d take to a
deserted island.
I decided quickly:
the Bible because
it would set up
social norms to
re-create society,
and “The Prophet”
just because I
appreciated the
work’s words.
Ask me today:
a flash drive
containing personal
photos, writings,
and wait for a
rescue team
who’d see me
via satellite.
 
 
published May 2016  The Lake
reprinted Summer 2016 Shemom
 
 

Mute
​

What if snow made a sound
like rain when falling? Might
the magic from cascades of
white flakes be altered by
audio distraction? Rain is
gentle, harsh, violent, soothing.
Snow may blizzard, swirl,
or trickle but each unique
shape settles on another
silently.
Forts, forms with carrots
for noses, balls, catching
with one’s tongue, sleds,
skis...rain repels such purposes.
Plows and personal blowers
interrupt the quiet of winter
clearing paths for cars and
walks. Human-made noise.
What if snow made a sound
like rain when falling? Should
Nature ever allow those
flurries to speak?        
 
 
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