Friday, May 13, 2011

Home Grown Poems

So, yeah.
sometimes I slice
little poems from my life.

It’s kind of like pruning,

only no blisters.


Mostly I toss them,

But sometimes

I save one,

put it in water;


it sprouts,

taking on a little life

Of its own

and I find

it isn't really mine

at all.




1 comment:

Faith Pray said...

How lovely! It makes me want to go plant some words right now!