When The Earth Breathes Poem by Matt Starking

The earth breathes in and out
Very slowly giving the four season
She takes substance into herself
For she breathes for a reason
The dump leaves falling and rotting
Making compost for the soil
The rain soaking deeply
Into the good earth
Its time for fertility and birth
The enrichment of all creation
The stillness and fullness of winter
Then the beginning of exhalation in spring
The blossoming trees
And the pollination of flowers
The songs of birds
A rhythm of a good season
The full expansion of summer
When the tall gold wheat
Sways in the light breeze
The juicy apples swells
And ripen in the orchards
All feels well
The time of harvest is due
And the moment of final exhalation
Crowning the year