Explanation

BYU Studies Quarterly Volume 39 | Issue 3 Article 17 7-1-2000 Explanation Marilyn Nelson Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq Recommended Citation Nelson, Marilyn (2000) "Explanation," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 39 : Iss. 3 , Article 17. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol39/iss3/17 This Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by the All Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in BYU Studies Quarterly by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact , . Nelson: Explanation explanation run in autumn as the chlorophyll runs from green leaves 1I run in autumn to sweat the springtime out of my blood because if 1I do not it will burn my cold veins when winter comes I1 1 I run in spring because there is something running just ahead of me always 1I stop before 1I am tired so that I1 will not quite catch it in summer 1I run below the heat like a drumbeat on a hot night 1I run silver and gold as the moon dark bees hover by my head smelling the nectar in my blood in winter 1I run to hold the universe together I1 am the only movement dark against the immensity of white a screen saver on the worlds computer 1I run to make one whisper in the silence marilyn nelson Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 2000 1  (...truncated)