Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Easterly Winds


I yearn to be the tree’s trunk

a cliff next to harsh tides
carve a triangle of me
little cherub,
your mouth stings
on the bitterest of nights
so take flight
and break like those before you
upon the sodden and dank ground
where my roots rest
awaiting easterly winds
to set their sales
and take me away

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