an infinite future
of hatchlings, buds, saplings –
the footpaths, mulch, pebbles
of the infinite past
=
the coherence of cloud
the fluency of wind
the articulation
of a chaffinch’s song
=
the movements of still things –
streams, soil, ferns in the breeze;
the stillness of moving things –
falling leaves, clouds, hours
=
where the slope of the hill
grows suddenly gradual –
where the slope of the hill
grows suddenly acute
=
the green leaves on the branch
the dead leaves on the ground
the dead leaves on the branch
the green leaves on the ground
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Granta 166: Generations Online
Generation Gap
‘We meet at various points in the great swathes of the past that neither of us were alive to witness.’
Allen Bratton on a daytrip to a castle with his older boyfriend.
Generation Gap
‘Listening to three white poets, whom I suspect are academics, talk about the state of poetry.’
Oluwaseun Olayiwola eavesdrops on an older generation.
Generation Gap
‘I’d been dubious about his company at first.’
Sarah Moss on watching Shakespeare with her twelve-year-old son.
Generation Gap
‘She didn’t trust us because, to her, tenants were like children.’
Kate Zambreno on negotiating with her older landlady.
Generation Gap
‘A moment now swallowed in embarrassment, I asked a question only a young person might ask an older one.’
Lynne Tillman on trying to understand what makes a generation.
