EXTANT
Mushy frost in the morning Before sunrise, before food,
Under foot but in mind.
Now eat.
A good way.
And too, an essential act. Now work.
A good reason.
Or a good excuse anyway. Air,
is interesting stuff.
also,
All around you.
it bites,
It smells, OK,
It blows. it breathes
moving right along.
Touch, hold, pinch,
Take your share,
love.
laugh.
Give it to someone else. Twigs snapping, beatles bugging.
Dandelions in the afternoon. A private thought at sunset Extant
—a
very clean word,
and so it goes.
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