Elemental

peeled back

blades of green

lie 

dying on beds

of living

rust

what once

was soft

now crimped 

and 

crunched

under 

foot

and up there

the yellow ball

shines
so hard

that eyes must close

to see

and flesh
wagers death 

to feel 

the
sear

Dig

deep down

in striated 

layers

of browns

of bronze

of hazel wood

of feeling contained

of wanting more

.....of this

secure and preserved

the way acorns 

and 

truffles are

the way hearts

lie snug

beneath cages

of

bone

or

how time 

pressures carbon 

to dazzle

oppressive

depressor

warm

heavy

blanket

weighing down

into buttery 

sleep

into black 

slumbers

into the quiet

peace

of  

darkness

Many Moons

Warily

she tumbled

into folds

of

devilish smiles

and colorful

peals

of 

ha ha has

curious of 

looming thunder clouds

over heads

that should be happy

and sunshine on top of angry faces

she wondered

about things

like lace winged moths

and

ginger colored 

stones

the reanimation of 

frozen

blades

of grass

time loops

black holes

sugar cubes

52 shades of blue

why her nose

made whistling sounds 

when she breathed

she worried 

that the space

between two ears

would not be big enough

to carry 

as much 

as she wanted
it to

or that time
would not allow
for 

clocks to tick

or
moons
to cycle

long enough

to really really really

be ok

to someday let it all go