How to Find the Standing Stones
	Carnac

    by Chris Dietz


You must follow little signs
past backyard gardens
green beans & sweet peas
to old leaning walls
crumbling rock fences with lichen faces
heavy drapes of honeysuckle, berry & rose

A Breton child said, ‘Bateau’

You must move through the garden
down the falling down path
to the dolmen stones, menhirs...the standing stones

Giant tables, great rock pies
gigantic tumbled erector sets

‘Playground,’ said Billy & climbed atop
played caveman & cave bear
grappling in sea breeze

You must go down
through stone block hulls
to where Earth fills its sails
ready to launch

Inside backs off
you grope about sexy hex stones
bugs rain from roof
Earth belches--you’re in a bubble
between time & shudder
rippled granite
scratched out whirlpools