At an edge of the wood, where there was no path,Where I explored freely,Suddenly upon the soles of my feet,Still wet on muddied play,Scratched the roughness of paved hard road,Two grey legs stretching forever beyond meFalling into the horizon.I look back at the wood behind meSearching for the knowing guiding gaze of the wolfThe wild…
Tag: earth
strawberry kiss
The memory is a strawberry Fresh on the vine With a twisting pluck- It is mine A red gem gleaming in the sun Tart freshness and sugar sweet There’s a hint of the earth in it A safe dirt kind of taste The way a garden smells after rain And the earth is in me…
Polar Vortex? Poems to the earth.
In honour of my snowed day off, I revived a few old pieces that toyed in structure and playfulness. These were originally written for exhibit at an Earth Day festival several years ago. Enjoy: Man’s Proud Proclamation Celebrating the Union of Earth and Man : Or, Sonnet 1 love letters to the earth (haiku) I…
Sharkey Speaks 