Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Garden

Under dark skies I kneel
where vines sprawl
and choke plants.
Climb up stone walls.

Thorned weeds, having spread,
are unearthed.

The lilacs are dead.
Their bulbs
hollowed out and shrivelled brown,

The green Earth is moving on
and soon it's hidden face
will be revealed.

No comments:

Post a Comment