Warm Pond Pioneers

Saint Paul, 14 February 2006

A timeworn library chair lit in harsh light

Wedged between shelves of yellowed hardbacks

Begs you to sit. But gives way. So you stand

Irreverent books with provocative titles

A frontispiece quote hints of warm pond pioneers

Sparked to life in the verdant pools of cooling volcanoes

Your epilogue decrees your destiny

Evidence that pushes back the divine

To do otherwise is missing the point