Walnuts in Baked Goods Are Great—Stones in Beans Are Not

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Walnuts in Baked Goods Are Great—Stones in Beans Are Not Author(s): George Shelton Source: The Iowa Review, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Spring, 1998), p. 146 Published by: University of Iowa Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20154557 . Accessed: 15/06/2014 09:11 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . University of Iowa is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Iowa Review. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 193.105.154.120 on Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:11:15 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions

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Walnuts in Baked Goods Are Great—Stones in Beans Are NotAuthor(s): George SheltonSource: The Iowa Review, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Spring, 1998), p. 146Published by: University of IowaStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20154557 .

Accessed: 15/06/2014 09:11

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Walnuts in Baked Goods Are Great?

Stones in Beans Are Not

Bend a stem of grass, a spear

of light-green light, meticulous proof of food

each leaf as it pings back into sharp shape, as a leg, as thought kicking down a bright lane.

Meat-head soup, a porridge of the mind?

it's fine, it's fine. Bread and butter. Warm.

Needn't have a sausage?headless chicken lies down

on gravel, wet and bright its many-pebbled thought.

Heave a loaf of bread to hungry children.

Like rats they scurry, in the dirt.

Grit adheres to the flesh-appealing bread.

Shaft of grain. Arc of grass. Nice toss.

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