ash and dust
mix with mud
and fuel the Earth
with nutrients from above
the rain pours down
and washes away
all the evidence
of yesterday
birds still sing
and deer still prance
despite the nights
cold and dark advance
the night passes by
and again the sun brings
light and life
to everything
so no matter your trials
or the hardships of your life
no matter whatever happens
to fill you with strife
life carries on
and a new carcass litters the ground
mushrooms grow
and the fae dance ’round
life is a cycle
what we take we eventually give back
so feed into the energy
and never look back
today is a new day
-E. Lexi Abbott
E. Lexi Abbott 