spirit

a restful respite.
a bed of soft brown warm sod.
blooming petals blue.

like rats in a cage.
no space under god’s bright sun.
smothered with people.

a celebration.
gird the sun with earth’s ribbon.
a joyous rebirth.

the leaf turns over.
worm nibbling at the fresh side.
pages for writing.

reverence for life.
the soft sonnets of schweitzer.
a life without strife.

take the pound of flesh.
take the beating, bloody heart.
death the final debt.