CanLit Poets
Arks
by Russell Thornton
A river runs chasing its stillness
A leaf flying away in a postage stamp
sending itself back to itself
The grass is searching through the grass
The cresting sea waves are a crazed construction—
gulls rise out of it crying ruin, ruin
And the travelling eye of light
is focusing through the rain
floating vast transparent arks in the shoreless air.
Questions & Answers
What inspired "Arks"?
I was thinking about imagination. The arks here are arks of the imagination.
What poetic techniques did you use in "Arks"?
I was trying here to be faithful to an intonation I could hear in my head.
More poems by Russell Thornton:
"Arks" originally appeared in Canadian Literature #116: Magic & Other Realisms (Spring 1988)
MLA: Thornton, Russell. CanLit Poets: "Arks" by Russell Thornton. canlit.ca. Canadian Literature, 26 Feb. 2009. Web. 10 Sept. 2010.
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