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CathyA
3-17-11, 3:15pm
In the Gluten Intolerance thread there was a link to a site about humankind's problem with wheat. In a link within that link, I found a poem that I really like. I searched it a bit and found that it was written by Elizabeth Odell. I can't find anything about her anywhere. Has anyone ever heard of her?
Here's the poem she supposedly wrote. I think its wonderful.

Flat outstretched upon a mound
Of earth I lie; I press my ear
Against its surface and I hear
Far off and deep, the measured sound
Of heart that beats within the ground.
And with it pounds in harmony
The swift, familiar heart in me.
They pulse as one, together swell,
Together fall; I cannot tell
My sound from earth's, for I am part
Of rhythmic, universal heart.

loosechickens
3-17-11, 9:16pm
I found a reference in an American poetry site that listed an Elizabeth Odell Sheehan.......don't know if it is the same person, but worth a try to check it out. I would have, but my sweetie is hinting DINNER........