14 April 2025
submitted to APJ14.2 – ‘unthemed’ 19 April 2025

small song

there is a tree on the moon
an apricot on mars
an olive leaf on earth

in fear and trembling
i mouth these words
and seek these impossibles

while i write myself into a hole
deep in hard dirt, deep
enough that i can’t look up

to see the sky, see the moon
see the winking wandering
god of confusion nearby