By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/weekly-poem-song Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Weekly Poem: ‘Song’ Arts Apr 1, 2013 1:58 PM EDT By Cynthia Zarin My heart, my dove, my snail, my sail, my milktooth, shadow, sparrow, fingernail, flower-cat and blossom-hedge, mandrake root now put to bed, moonshell, sea-swell, manatee, emerald shining back at me, nutmeg, quince, tea leaf and bone, zither, cymbal, xylophone: paper, scissors, then there’s stone—Who doesn’t come through the door to get home? Cynthia Zarin is the author of four books of poetry — “The Swordfish Tooth” (1989); “Fire Lyric” (1993); and “The Watercourse” (2002); and “The Ada Poems” (2010) — and five books for children. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro
By Cynthia Zarin My heart, my dove, my snail, my sail, my milktooth, shadow, sparrow, fingernail, flower-cat and blossom-hedge, mandrake root now put to bed, moonshell, sea-swell, manatee, emerald shining back at me, nutmeg, quince, tea leaf and bone, zither, cymbal, xylophone: paper, scissors, then there’s stone—Who doesn’t come through the door to get home? Cynthia Zarin is the author of four books of poetry — “The Swordfish Tooth” (1989); “Fire Lyric” (1993); and “The Watercourse” (2002); and “The Ada Poems” (2010) — and five books for children. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now