Earth is writing herself into poems, <br />For poetry is what she feels within her deepest being; <br />And all the emotions of her mind are seasons, <br />And being so large and slow moving, <br />Her emotions pass only very tediously; <br />So that it takes many months <br />To complete the shift from hot and voluptuous <br />To thin and chill. <br /> <br />Earth hides her poetry in flowers and birds, <br />In clouds and rain showers. <br />Earth buries her words in soft soil <br />And tumultuous waves. <br />Her vocabulary so beautiful by now <br />She never has to erase a single line. <br />Wherever earth weeps, new growth springs up <br />In compassion, to cover over the old scars. <br /> <br />Jan.2 2010<br /><br />Patti Masterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/earth-is-writing-herself-into-poems/
