I THOUGHT THE EARTH REMEMBERED ME,
SHE TOOK ME BACK SO TENDERLY.
ARRANGING HER DARK SKIRTS,HER POCKETS
FULL OF LICHENS AND SEEDS..
I SLEPT AS NEVER BEFORE,A STONE ON THE RIVER BED,
NOTHING BETWEEN ME AND THE WHITE FIRE,
OF THE STARS.
BUT MY THOUGHTS,AND THEY FLOATED LIGHT
AS MOTHS AMONG THE BRANCHES OF THE PERFECT TREES..
ALL NIGHT I HEARD THE SMALL KINGDOMS,
BREATHING AROUND ME,
THE INSECTS,AND THE BIRDS WHO DO THEIR WORK
IN THE DARKNESS..
ALL NIGHT I ROSE AND FELL,AS IF IN WATER,
GRAPPLING WITH A LUMINOUS DOOM.
BY THE MORNING I HAD VANISHED AT LEAST A
DOZEN TIMES INTO SOMETHING MUCH BETTER..
AND HERE I AM AGAIN ME AND THE EARTH,
WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE !!!!!!!!
