etch

Photo by Nicole Elliott on Unsplash
eye closed become fells
the pale and the grey
lichen and moss the taiga
blue, sage and stained

this grows home and stone
of a passing day, lost

etch me bone and twig
paint me undercloud
sway the cattails and
rain down

6 responses to “etch”

  1. koalaperson25 Avatar

    Love the last verse.
    Not sure if this is intentional, but the “Like” button is now missing from my email updates, and there’s only a comment button. Just thought I’d let you know.

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thank you. Not intentional on my part… When they updated the Jetpack plugin for non-WordPress hosted sites, they removed the functionality to like posts via email. For what reason? The world may never know.

  2. tara caribou Avatar

    The imagery is 💕 perfect.

    1. michael raven Avatar

      I’m hoping I captured at least a little of the boreal vibe. You would know best if I hit it.

      1. tara caribou Avatar

        It very much did! It’s perfect. I read it like four times. So good.

        1. michael raven Avatar

          Thanks again, Tara. You’re the bestest 💕