A HERON IS NOT A STONE 
the only monument to dissent shall be freedom 

 

a heron is not a cobblestone
a fish is not a falcon
water does not fall
until sea mist has risen
a tree cannot grow
until snowclouds gather
nor freedom live
until the forest is shaken
i am here
standing in the aspens
look in the mirror
here i am
love is not
the only motivation

 

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New York-based George Wallace is editor of Poetrybay (www.poetrybay.com) and author of eleven chapbooks of poetry, including the award-winning Burn My Heart In Wet Sand (Troubador, UK, 04), 50 Poesia D'Amore (La Finestra, IT, 04) and Without Benefit Of Men (Chlemskiya Zhurnal, NY 04). Forthcoming is After The Fall (Butcher Block Press, NY, 05). His anti-war poetry has been featured in Poets Against the War and About.com. Visit his website at www.poetrybay.com.