Monday, December 24, 2007

We've thickened
in the fallen leaves
and earthy mud.

The footprints,
where you've stepped
so carefully,

are now just dusty fossils
that neither crumble
nor fade.

3 comments:

Crafty Green Poet said...

footprints becoming dusty fossils, nice image

Christine Gail said...

this is good!

Anna said...

I loved this:

"The footprints,
where you've stepped
so carefully,

are now just dusty fossils
that neither crumble
nor fade."