Redeem me and I’ll feed you

Care for me and I’ll sow you

Plant a tree and let it be

Ease your grip and set me free

I’m not yours to keep

Not yours to use, not yours to bruise

I’m yours to lose and soon you’ll slip

Into the deep darkness of my creeks

Love me and I’ll be your home

Be me or be left alone

Survive or die with no pumpkin pie

No leaves in spring, no big blue skies

Together we thrive,...

Cold blooded, I’ve been bold

Taking into account my need for heat

I crawl, searching till I’m old for

Somewhere to sleep, something to eat.

Empty breast, shallow breath.

I never knew how much the shivers could hurt!

I crawl till I’ve nothing left

Out of this winter where I was birthed.

Dim light fading to night

Somewhere out there I am lost

Crawling, hoping for a glowing sight

Over the next hil...