in love with the lichen
orange granite rash
she blooms in the knot
of parched soil packed
into cracked stone
near the peak
near the sun
she and her sisters
in pink
watching the dog pass
yellow like the clear sun
turning as the girl calls
dirt around her ankles
sweat and light and
pink in the cheeks
like the sisters
she kneels to meet
warding off her sun dog
Poem by Ellie Snyder
Ellie Snyder is a poet and copywriter for a nonprofit helping people, pets and the planet in Boise, Idaho.
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