It's Still Life

The Return of …

rain in the
hollows
that falls
between stones

sky
grey and flat-footed
a return
to earth’s soil

soft
it is seeping
bones
buried
with roots

green on green
growing
together
again

For NaPoWriMo Day 22 “Repetition “ I’ve tried to force a repetition of meter in this one. The operative word is “tried” as I have no control over how the reader might approach that. Image from WikiArt (public domain) The 2nd Day of the Creation, 1925 by M.C. Escher ©Misky 2022 Shared with #amwriting #glopowrimo #napowrimo on Twitter