Kayaking on Hebron Lake
by Marjorie Maddox
As when the astronaut, anonymous
in his vast slate of space, stepped out
from manmade vessel—beyond
the printed map of fingers,
skewed compass of eye,
eco-skeleton of the self-guided—
to glide
on the dark surface of depth,
beyond moment and hour,
solar system and this singular body
of shimmer shimmying outside
each shore of season, tide and time,
far beyond the mind of universe and wave.
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Some of my poems tell stories; some capture a moment. This previously unpublished poem does the latter, showcasing the intersection of worlds, particularly in connection to nature, the imagination, and writing. “Kayaking on Hebron Lake” was written during my Monson Arts Artist Residency in Monson, Maine, in 2023.
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MARJORIE MADDOX has published 17 collections of poetry, a story collection, and four children’s and YA books. She is a Professor Erita of English at the Lock Haven Campus of Commonwealth University. marjoriemaddox.com