<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=368196" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Ballade: Bedrock</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Laurasia and Gondwana pressed, <br>volcanic vents disgorged Earth's brew<br>and from the shallow sea a crest<br>of ragged, blackened islands grew.<br>Below the waves the sea's floor slew<br>and swallowed layers of ashy grist.<br>The mantle forged the mineral stew, <br>recrystallized Manhattan schist.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Green copper, gold capped, self-possessed, <br>crowned heads aloof in pallid blue.<br>Steel chests, attired in natty vests<br>attending street and avenue.<br>Art deco, choice of parvenu-<br>brass, nickel, chrome, aluminum twist.<br>Foundations; granite, concrete glue<br>recrystallized Manhattan schist.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">September Central Park is dressed<br>in greens; oak, maple, elm and yew.<br>A bloated rain cloud bursts in jest<br>and hazed skyscrapers fade from view.<br>The washed rock outcrop's subtle hue-<br>eclectic greys blend amethyst<br>and glinting mica sparkles through<br>recrystallized Manhattan schist.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Beneath thin air where chaos blew, <br>the trace of lives in bronze persist<br>and trace of fragile bones imbue<br>recrystallized Manhattan schist.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Diane+Hine">Diane Hine</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=368196" data-title="Ballade: Bedrock de Diane Hine" data-description="Laurasia and Gondwana pressed, volcanic vents disgorged Earth's brew and from the shallow sea a crest of ragged, blackened islands grew. Below the waves the sea's floor slew and swallowed layers of ashy grist. The mantle forged the mineral stew, ..."></div> </div> </div>

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