Poem of the Day: "out of orbit" by John Reinhart

The Songs of Eretz Poetry Review Poem of the Day for December 21, 2014 is "out of orbit" by John Reinhart.  Mr. Reinhart's work has appeared frequently in the Review.  He also has been published in the November 2014 issue of Songs of Eretz Poetry E-zine where a brief bio may be found http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/p/e-zine_3.html.

out of orbit

John Reinhart

with sullen glances

they tolerate

our indiscretions,

the flitting trees

and fickle wind,

sitting silently

in communion

with comets

shot across the sky

the stones do not

speak any more

to blighted beings

lost in motion.

They wait

and sing

their hymns

of sacred sorcery –

transforming layer

by layer

this simple rock

forgotten in the

sandy bay

of hesitant stars

and certainty

Poet’s Notes:  Rocks are great metaphors--until someone throws one through your window. And what say does the rock have in any of this? Careening some unmarked course, biding its time with more universal concerns, or orbiting patiently until the window opens, biding its time until it's time. The miracle of meaning is layered on the miracle of language, which is layered on the miracle of sound, which sounds great when the surfaces are stone, collecting their own stories for another time.

Editor’s Note:  I like what Mr. Reinhart has done here with the juxtaposition of rocks in space, the rock of earth, and the trees.  Reinhart’s thoughtful use of alliteration greatly enhances the aural quality of the poem.