'Can only work at balance'

A group of of dog whelks on  barnacles, which they eat.

A group of of dog whelks on barnacles, which they eat.

“Acorn barnacles fight tides to hold

to one bony purchase, while dog whelks

worry them and bore toward

flesh in the rush to change

what can only work at balance…’’

— From “Rocky Shore,’’ by Nancy Nahra is a Burlington, Vt.-based poet and teacher.

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