Wild grasses spring underfoot
Bounce and jostle my lax body,
Present me as a gift to the sun.
Lift me, wild summer grasses,
Raise me in your bountiful arms,
Rinse my hair in threads of clouds.
Soothe me, cool wild grasses,
With bright kiss of chlorophyll.
Cleanse me of smoldering ash.
Swaddle, shroud me, long grasses,
Your tentacled touch is calming.
Under green skies, I slip into dreams.
Make me as you, fibrous, fresh,
Nourished by seeping waters,
Alive, soil-sprung, waving.
O tender and sweet summer grass.
