Life Giver

on the forest floor 

the mica and

bright stones

are burning like 

diamonds 

there is no more

beautiful space

or beautiful face

than the earth 

where her soft skin

is coffee brown 

and her dress is green 

all across her

neck and shoulders 

she has woven 

a collar of flowers

and the smell 

makes us young 

again

makes us whole 

again

the touch

of her hand

turns back time 

and brings us back

to life