Tricia Knoll Verse-Virtual 2017 June

June 2017

I work everyday for the feeling of oneness with the creatures of nature, how I might feel to be the fish. The tree or the wild horse. My garden is a lush place where I talk to plants and share poems in a poetry box with people walking their dogs. Website: triciaknoll.com

All I Am

I am all that trees know,
even new rot in the oak bole.

I am all that never was,
spangled across a maddening sky.

I am the point of a circle
in the snake’s tail and the moon.

I am the half flutter of a memorial ribbon
tied to bare ivy, words sunburned away.

I am the tea cup with the glued-on handle
no one trusts to carry hot water.

I am all that trees forget,
the passing of footsteps.

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