In 1985, the sculptor Emile Birch won a competition, sponsored by the League of NH Craftsmen and NH State Parks and funded by Percent for Arts, to design a sculpture celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sunapee State Park. “Sunapee Mandala” incorporates the poem I wrote in collaboration with Emile.
LEAVE YOUR SHADOW HERE
ON THE LONG MEMORY OF ROCK
THAT YOU MAY NUMBER AMONG
THE FRIENDS OF THIS PLANET
WE ARE ONE
IN SUMMER WOODS
OVERFLOWING WITH WINGS,
IN THE FIRES KINDLED
BY ORANGE LILY STRUCK
AGAINST FERN FLINT,
ONE WITH THE MUSIC OF WIND
PLAYED ON ICY BIRCH BONES,
AND THE PROMISE POLLEN SPELLS
ACROSS THE WATERY MIRRORS
OF OUR FUTURE.
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