"Uppermost" by A. R. Ammons

Transcript

Transcript

The top
grain on the peak
weighs next
to nothing and,
sustained
by a mountain,
has no burden,
but nearly
ready to float,
exposed
to summit wind,
it endures
the rigors of having
no further
figure to complete
and a
blank sky
to guide its dreaming

Description

The 24th U.S. Poet Laureate, Ada Limón, reads the poem "Uppermost" by A. R. Ammons. Limón selected the poem for a poetry installation at Mount Rainier National Park as part of her signature project "You Are Here: Poetry in Parks."

Credit

Library of Congress

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