Friday, March 12, 2010

circle of life

Aw nuts

a pecan grew upon a branch
green, plump
pregnant in the sun
it fell, squirrel-gnawed
and bounced on stained cement
to lodge behind a
heavy wheel
robed in black, scythe-armed
flexing with sudden weight

engine catches and the
murdered fruit prays
it will return
a cat.

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