milky way

abandoned
at the end 
of the world
you are forgotten 
sunshine seeds
 
lashes flutter
as I dream
golden poppies
 
quiet
colors of dawn
on the packet
the disabled artist
opens my eyes
 
morning light
I reach for a pair
of gardening gloves
 
my rebirth 
in the early summer
breeze…
Invisible tiny lives
in a soft lump of soil
 
planted
in the rich earth
I long for your blooms

Mariko Kitakubo
Deborah P Kolodji