Two Studies of Emily Dickinson

Ricardo Garcia

Leaves Falling Into the earth

 

Leaves Falling into the earth,

bark peeling, turning to dust.

Almost ceasing to exist,

only reminder of it is in the dust.

 

The Living soul is pulverized into nil

 

The Living soul is pulverized into nil

black and white dullness in the space

able to hear but not be heard,

like a tree with an only leaf.