Saturday, November 23, 2013

When a cold


When a cold
Comes in
The earth sours
And sleeps
Sweetly turning

My roots
Are upside down
Banging and scratching
At the sky

The ribs of ridges
Feather time
That distant smoke
Arising

Needles
Under pine
Make hay
Of lines
Woven into
Blankets


















Tom McGlynn
copyright 2013

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