Brattleboro Clay Works
Alan Steinberg

The Well of Grief
Those who will not slip
Beneath the still surface
On the well of grief,
Turning down through its black water
To the place we cannot breathe,
Will never know the source from which we drink
The secret water
Cold and clear
Nor find, in the darkness glimmering,
The small round coins
Thrown by those who wished for something else.
 
David Whyte
© 2007 Brattleboro Clayworks