Inconstancy

lost in the land
where the grass is always greener
on the other side

they wander about,
plucking at this and at that,
never satisfied

the next will taste better
the herbs they select will be sweeter
the sun will reveal all the last light belied

to sit in a field ,
under one tree
and see how it changes,

how day becomes slowly night,
would bring a more lasting delight
through sunsets and dawns.

cold winds may blow and the sun grow hot
there may be storms,
and the leaves will fall.

without sun and rain there’s no rainbow
the pot of gold is right here

 

 

 

Scorched Grass

the grass my father cut that day
was parched and scorched
by burning sun

his ashes rest
beneath the roses now

the rain pours down
and bounces on the lawn
bending down the peony heads
and flattening the fern

the grass has grown again
will he?

Girl in a Garden # 1

the girl runs from house to garden
from garden to house and back again
thinking only of running
thinking only of the garden and the house
this house, this garden
the breeze and the sunlight pooled on the grass
and the swaying of the poplar trees

she has no memory of any other place
or time
the delusions of the world  unravelled
unspun they slipped away
this world complete enough