The Breathing Night Poem by Olga Cabral

The Breathing Night



Chin on paws the night sleeps
a huge dark animal breathing
as earth keeps time breathing
as sleeping birds respire
breathing softly in and out
wrapped in their folded wings
as fish at rest in dark waters
breathe darkness through their gills
as trees and grasses breathe
each leaf and blade together
and the whole planet turns
upon its side inhaling exhaling
dreaming its green dream

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: night
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Olga Cabral

Olga Cabral

Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
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