The cool crowded emptiness
\nseems hollow:
\nwhat we left so full of life
\nsealed for winter like
\na bear in a cave
\nor a seed in a tomb\u2014
\nall the intervening history,
\nrain, blowing dead leaves,
\nsnow, icy winds
\nsilence\u2014
\nall is unknown.<\/p>\n
Grass resurges
\nlike fingernails underground;
\nwe have to cut it before
\ngreen owns all this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The cool crowded emptiness seems hollow: what we left so full of life sealed for winter like a bear in a cave or a seed in a tomb\u2014 all the intervening history, rain, blowing dead leaves, snow, icy winds silence\u2014 … Continue reading