 | Tina Opines January 30 | A place to gather UNDER ITS SURFACE
The dog's water dish sits
outside along the sidewalk
under the dogwood tree,
appropriately, in all weather.
In winter, ice forms to be
cracked and dumped onto
the nearby ground, and then,
refreshed once more.
In spring and summer it is
filled again and again with
water from the outside
faucet or the hose spraying
streams of heavy droplets.
In autumn leaves of all
shapes are blown hither
and yon through this
neighborhood where trees
both old and young, shed
their foliage incessantly.
Often, one will find a
neighbor's oak leaf
submerged under the
surface of this cool
pool meant for wild lives.
Wet and aged, the dying
leaf is brilliant in its
color of ochre floating
just under the surface.
Thank you to Nolcha Fox, Moderator for the Poetry Circle, Garden of Neuro, for her daily and continued inspiration to keep at it! | | | |
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