Did you ever bury thirty-five men in a place in back of your house, thirty-five tunnel workers the doctors didn't attend, died in the tunnel camps, u… - Muriel Rukeyser

The great ideas are always emerging, to be available to all men and women. And one hope of our lives is the communication of these truths.

The universe of poetry is the universe of emotional truth. Our material is the way we feel and the way we remember. (p 23)

Lying in the grass
girl and boy
Eating oranges, exchanging kisses
like waves exchanging whiteness.

Lying on the beach
girl and boy.
Eating apples, exchanging kisses
like clouds exchanging whiteness.

Lying underground
girl and boy.
Saying nothing, never kissing
exchanging silence for silence.