Haiku Éclairci
dirty fingernails
smoothing over soft tilled earth
clear mind, light shoulders
dirty fingernails
smoothing over soft tilled earth
clear mind, light shoulders
fragile budding growth
trembling in the crisp spring rain
strength gleaned through peril
boundless horizons
staring out from a dark room
shutters thrown open
my landlord pulls plants
from cracks between concrete steps
spring’s ardent regrowth
a collective breath
my heart no longer heavy
seedlings renew me
blossoms effloresce
breathtaking sublime brilliance
we were all seeds once
from inside I stare
at mangled seedlings, trembling
ice shards from sky hell