A diamond moon
piercing between branches
claw's touch to a dripping leaf
sheets draping the soil's partner
flame healing hair and wood
wet socket's bright propane
toad skin on the banister

climb reaching a bell
naked in a swift wind
framed by a steeple's window
and the promise of a bicycle below
where the canyon
is adorned with tar
scratched overlook rocks
red octopus twisting
upon a bent shovel

night pumping fields of milk
with white gold.