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Green is grass.
Green is leaves.
Green is growing
under the sun
elbowing the earth,
pushing it aside
stretching, reaching
with open hands.
Green is calling you
to lie in the grass
under a firmament of leaves
and breathe.

April 10, 2014/5 Comments/by lsteinglass

5 replies

Catherine Johnson says:
April 10, 2014 at 9:57 am

This is beautiful, Liz! I really like ‘elbowing the earth’
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Lyric says:
April 10, 2014 at 10:17 am

I love the ending — perfect. I’ll be sorry when May 1 comes.
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Bridget Magee says:
April 10, 2014 at 1:31 pm

Love the glimpse of green today, Liz. Thank you. = )
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Rosi Hollinbeck says:
April 10, 2014 at 7:06 pm

This is a gorgeous piece of writing. Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing it.
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Heidi says:
April 13, 2014 at 7:10 am

“under a firmament of leaves”–just lovely.
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