Saturday, August 9, 2008

LOOKING AT A SMALL TREE KNOT

At first glance you are an ugly blackish lump
arid  shrunk
Next you are a crouching bunny rabbit
with long ears  hiding from Farmer Brown
Then I notice  your tiny striations
at different angles
like miniature rock layers showing geologic time
Your rough surface irritates my finger
you seem to be porous   about to fall apart
I shall be careful with  you
But you are shedding fragments
messing up my paper as I write
I brush the crumbs away
I put  you down
admire your fragile intricate structure
gasp at the reckless extravagance of nature

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