Soul for Ugo Rondinone


When sunshine bakes bluestone slabs, gathering
warmth to obdurate core
Rock then lifts, lightens
As chill seeps and corrodes, the stone contracts
Consolidates quarried power

This stone tribe of unmoving camaraderie
Loyal hearts transcend face or gender
Standing, unbowed in architectural shadow
Deliberately concreted walls enclose

Freer then flesh and blood voyeurs
Who proudly place objects upon manicured lawns
(preferably overlooking the sea)
Some secrets best unseen
Like verdant lichen, awaiting visibility
Tender gifts for the initiated