9 Caban
Red Solar Earth
In the Dead of Winter I was
born
The Sighs and Cries rang
out for Days
And far into the frigid,
crystal Nights –
I missed New Year’s Day
Descending late – delaying
My Departure from a warm Womb
Into the cold, white World
In the Dead of Winter I was
born
With black wet curly Hair
So overgrown and heavy
That “Monkey” or “Medusa”
came to Mind
Little did I wish to go
another Round on Earth
Or feel another mortal
Wound –
My Eardrums failed to close
My Eyes so large and dark
Always saw shortsightedly
In the Dead of Winter I was
born –
Life leapt up - dealing
Death
A feisty Blow –
Brittle Bough and
Ice-filled Lakes no Match
for
Red hot Blood – the Will to
be –
A fresh young Heart –
Making a small Spring
In the Dead of Winter.
©Kleomichele Leeds
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