Like Lichen
LIke lichen is like an ear is like
some leaves
is how I love you–it’s just the shape
nature makes in me.
Like a fern is like a fir, like any tree truly,
like the dendrites that bring feeling
to a hand or body,
like the fingers of that hand, the limbs
of that body–
a shape nature makes–
like a nut, an egg,
like a planet, a seed, a heart–
like a riverbed or tributary,
like roots, like lightning,
like the capillaries that traverse
even stone–
the shape nature makes in me,
the love for you.
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A love poem for Thanksgiving and my prompt on With Real Toads. Check out my most recent book if you have a chance. Momoir, Maybe, available on Amazon. (Or a host of children’s books.)
And many thanks!
ManicDDaily 
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