Quotes and Poems: Day 48

Quote:

"Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there." — Will Smith

Poem:

Altars

BY AUSTIN RODENBIKER

Barry "J.T." Rogers, 1965–2004

Two sprigs of rosemary,

a champagne flute,

a black candle.

Three leaves from an apple tree,

a thin silver chain,

a baseball cap.

Two blue kerchiefs,

twenty holly berries,

a bar of chocolate.

Gray sand,

nine VHS tapes,

a pour of clear water.

Clean sheets,

a loop of wire.

A swan orchid in full bloom,

four pieces of pyrite,

a shard of glass shaped like the moon.

The six dozen dooryard violets

I gathered last autumn in

second harvest,

one Celtic knot that is small

and small, and red

and red.