by Elsa Johnson
Small rose rosette
rosetta of greening on grey stone
celadon jade acid
green apple greening
frost fuzzed felt adorned
white furred greening
Rose Of The Seed World
little sunflower seed side
down green side up
aglow on grey stone.
Not centered but placed
precisely inside a circle
paler than the grey stone
on which it lies
signified thus :
Cornucopia of Seed Heaven
Who prays to you
Rosetta of Mice
and in what language?
Who offered you
Sacred Object of Chipmunks
Prayer Wheel of Squirrels
and in what manner?
Harvest of Birds
who caws you? Green Lotus
Celadon jade acid
green apple greening
on grey stone —
Who worships you ?
little sunflower little rose
little green lotus seed side
down green side up