To Be Loved By Nature

by James Bertolino		print version
		print version (graphics)

photo by Jane Sherry

Nature claims two roses that open outside the bedroom window in late November Nature fits your mind to a petal's memory of sunlight Nature precedes the fixed spirit of the reeds To be loved by Nature is water's idea Nature fastens to rain Nature plants passion beneath the landscapes of protein Nature reclaims the small blue mouth at the base of the spine Nature invites us beyond belief Love's many forms are Nature's single being