"Earth Tone"

 Earth Tone

 

We set out to knead the mountain

while it gives,

before the crusty surface hardens,

while it leavens

orange yellow reddish leaves

while fall turns

round like the wind-up of a music box

while it plays

the same song yearly, more dear 

while we recall

forgetting how the season

waltzes in

 

 ~LCMH