Moss in April
Snowdrops among the dead,
the fallen brown – I wait
for any sign and crave,
through duff and litterfall,
some distraction. Pursuing
the skip and swerve of creek,
the water’s tug toward lake,
I spot across the bank,
as if a neon patch
on outstretched wing, a burst
of color, bright sea-foam
awash, afloat beneath
a silver maple trunk.
My breath, to catch, to marvel:
lush cushion to contemplate,
bedding down rivulets
of rain, of tears. From Hypnos:
sleep here on plait-moss green.
Elise Paschen
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