Silent Poem -- Robert Francis

(Poem #323) Silent Poem backroad leafmold stonewall chipmunk underbrush grapevine woodchuck shadblow woodsmoke cowbarn honeysuckle woodpile sawhorse bucksaw outhouse wellsweep backdoor flagstone bulkhead buttermilk candlestick ragrug firedog brownbread hilltop outcrop cowbell buttercup whetstone thunderstorm pitchfork steeplebush gristmill millstone cornmeal waterwheel watercress buckwheat firefly jewelweed gravestone groundpine windbreak bedrock weathercock snowfall starlight cockcrow -- Robert Francis

What can you say about a poem like this? A beautifully simple idea,
executed to perfection... I found it while surfing the net just the
other day, and I've been entranced by it ever since.

thomas.