Still Life

still life rising from the earth

stronger than the breath of silence

three stone deep 

ancient keep

cat curled arms 

embrace the edge of home    

boundary the flowers            

as they rant and wither     

, , ,we are still here. . .

shabby stone  

stalwart chimney

field stone lone 

stark 

stable 

hope twists in furtive joy 

blue smoke hovers hints and whispers 

sweet fire waits a breath away

deep water sweet water well at the core 

heart pulse firm at the center   

, , ,we are still here. . .

still life rising from the earth

still life waiting  

            

, , ,we are still here. . .

-Janey Pease

"For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And its shoots will not fail."

Job 14:7