all memory wrapped into petals, stem and leaves
knowing that at one time roots hold it all in concert

now we take these hurts, heart and dried tears
back home to life, and love, composed in rhyming consonants

laying to rest colors, scent and texture's caress
for more subtle shades of winter's promised spring

block stone weighs heavy in worm turned grasses
recollecting winding soil for seeds to pullulating fling

-cec