Somewhere near soccer fields in Greensboro, NC A Question on Falling Did I let Go of grasping Leafy branches or Just slip? . I ask you When I gently Softly landed safe And free, . Could you then Forgive me this Weightless grace granting Me breath? . Leaves dance in Summer breeze, then Slowly flutter …
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BTT 59.2.5: A Willow’s Kiss
…………………………………………………………………… Image from Pixaby, free for non-commercial use. A Willow’s Kiss · A willow’s kiss Wakens slowly but Runs deep. Joy sings But always parts, If not with silent passing Then with slowly tilting hearts. The impervious stream flows Without asking To measure bliss or sleep, We just hear the Whispered roundings Of time enough …
BTT #31: A Death in the Wild
A Death in the Wild · A tree grows Not to be harvested But to fall Crashing down Violently among the straight Pillars of its kin With no flat Stump to gaze cleanly Back at the Sun like a Forgotten tombstone sealing Roots that cannot find The body That has been pressed to …
