Her image is nailed to posts
attached to the trees
printed on milk cartons
lost in my heart
The stream today was shallow
the bulrushes and ferns
deep rooted in mud
giving off a scent
of things decayed
more unpleasant
than I remembered
I was searching for
dried beauty to
display in a wreath
for my door
I never expected
that in the end
the wreath
would have
to be black
sylvia sammons spivey
copyright 2000


attached to the trees
printed on milk cartons
lost in my heart
The stream today was shallow
the bulrushes and ferns
deep rooted in mud
giving off a scent
of things decayed
more unpleasant
than I remembered
I was searching for
dried beauty to
display in a wreath
for my door
I never expected
that in the end
the wreath
would have
to be black
sylvia sammons spivey
copyright 2000


