earth

winter’s veil of trees.
no skeletal lungs breathing.
holding hope for spring.

the weatherman lies
on almanac amnesty.
death by cold deceit.

slowly the world turns
like a sleeping lioness.
soft tummy sharp claws.

crinkled broken leaves.
crisp like autumns damp cool air.
falling into death.

the pulse of my heart
nourished by the pulse of god.
this garden of food.

empty grape coral.
i have eaten the earth’s lungs.
brown twigs stand stiffly.