Abstract Photo 2659 Crystal Landscape 102 A TO Z "U"

 "U" 

 Uncertain Life 

each cell limbers,

stretching across the green expanse- 

           chew, grind, chew--  

leaf by leaf, 

crown, tail, limb of tree, 

           chump, swallow, chump--

oak foliage is

my bed, night after night

           shedding skin, shedding

colors, spiny bristles

moving along like spongy train-  

          evade, wiggle, evade-- 

sting of hungry

predators anxious for a repast- 

         crawl, curl, crawl--

into the crevice,   

where silky threads cocoon me -

         wet wings wobble 

as clouds spin  

faster than fallen leaves, bug-bitten, 

         suckled dry, slug-defiled--

this dark womb- 

i'll soon fly, remembering nothing: 

         earthly chaff & toil--  

but the sweep 

of wind on my face, 

         sun-colored & dazzling--  

The march of a caterpillar - Gracia