How man spread earthworms
The stabilizing ballast
lowers the hull
and my eyesight
below the revealing horizon,
a blinking marker
lost in the mist.
Yet, I do not dare
empty the belly
of the living earth,
and lose the ability
to digest
the consuming world.
But others have
already regurgitated
their ecology
onto the virgin land,
once controlled by
layers of the vivid fall.
The worms' appetites
free the thick brush
to blind us
of the lost civilizations.
-Robert L. Jackson III
Hi Rob! That is a pretty sweet little boat you have there. You will be enjoying the summer, I can see. Nice to see you in the Pantry.
ReplyDeleteI think I understood it, regardless I enjoyed the read.
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"Yet, I do not dare
ReplyDeleteempty the belly
of the living earth,
and lose the ability
to digest
the consuming world."
My favourite lines
Luv the topsy turvy nuances in your poem Rob , Thanks for dropping by my Sunday Standard this week
much love...
An alternative take on the evolution of this particular worm but your writing is original and refreshing for us of the lost civilisations
ReplyDeleteThose earthworms are really captivating..
ReplyDeleteThose earthworms will get us in the end.
ReplyDeleteYet, I do not dare
ReplyDeleteempty the belly
of the living earth,
and lose the ability
to digest
the consuming world.
This is soo powerful!!
Much food for thought here!
ReplyDeleteDigesting a consuming world seems counter-intuitive because that which consumes is usually the one doing the digesting....that is what makes this so thought-provoking!
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