Decay Poem by Jennifer Parks

Decay



Warm, moist, and rotting
it creates a heat all it's own
composting the year's fallen leaves
and offering a haven to a world of bugs
and worms that turn old to new.
Deep, pungent earthy aroma of fungus
stirred by the toe of my shoe;
it surrounds me, almost suffocating me
filling my nose with the scent of mushrooms
and whispering inside my mind of the promise
of Spring and new life to come.

Monday, February 19, 2007
Topic(s) of this poem: life and death
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