Mother Earth Tableau
(summer)
A fluffy seed falls
The pregnant earth naps
In afternoon sun
All warm and drowsy
Even the night sweats
Makes each hour drag
(Autumn)
A russet leaf falls
Drifting past frosted
Panes and grass and trees
Morning sun melts some
Market nurseries
Send fruit to good homes
(Winter)
A fluffy flake falls
Like a cold dry tear
A pure white halo
Crowns every treetop
Arthritic bowed limbs
In a long deep sleep
(Spring)
Last icicle falls
Cold in remission
Mud mask makes fresh
Seed of her fruit buds
Buds bloom and blossom
Breathe in life renewed
Love the details. So evocative of each season.
ReplyDeleteLove the way you've taken us through the seasons
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