Stony Point
There always seemed to be more water
when I remembered the place
than there would be when
I’d go back.
A big chunk of land
solid as old memories,
heavy as a plumb weight
at the edge of that grey heave
and bubble, not really changing
(but never quite the same either).
It rose slowly —
a long gradient —
an obstinate measurement
of what never waited to be measured,
sucking the broken stone bits
through its froth-bright teeth.
It is the sea that knows these rocks.
~ Allan Brown
Allan Brown was born in Victoria and presently lives in Powell River, BC. His poetry has been published in various Canadian forums since 1962 and is partly collected in 19 books and chapbooks. His collection Imagines (Leaf Press, 2002) was co-winner of the bpNichol Chapbook Award. He is a member of the Federation of BC Writers, Haiku Canada, The League of Canadian Poets.
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Allan Brown’s poetry has such a unique, yet broad-ranged voice. He never ceases to amaze me with his cerebral literary explorations, be they of Emily Dickenson, the Bible, Ovid or the cat in the backyard. As I lean toward fictional prose, I appreciate his ability to reach out with an exacting turn of phrase that captures the imaginations not just of poets, but also the rest of us. Allan offers the world a surprising and new view of itself with each poem.