March 31, 2021
Remember
How the earth is faithful
As soil sends shoots
Through dark sod
Waves recede and encroach
Pulled by a moon
They do not know
Yet are known by
Rooted yet free
Calling in the low tide
Waking up insects
And seeds asleep in gardens
That need tending
And trees once planted
That now shelter and hold
But never possess
Pulled by shared gravity
Tides and warm air both rising
Breaking into showers
As fronts collide
Dancing together
As waves do
Before slipping back
Vanishing into the churn
As though all this
Was a dream
The refrain of a song
Once forgotten
Answering to sky
Calling to sea
