Alone
In the lone white oak
A solitary squirrel
Calls out for its mate
In the lone white oak
A solitary squirrel
Calls out for its mate
In a copse of trees
Entwined in vines, a slowly
Rusting tricycle
I caught your eye then
I glanced down at my cell phone
And you kept walking
We of painted clay
Molded from the living earth
Destined to return
The vessel broken
one soul escapes to freedom
with a final breath
Tiny rivulets
Reveal traces of pink skin
Down her dirty cheeks