Share this postPlanting for Springwittenberger.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherPlanting for SpringPaul WittenbergerMay 04, 202473Share this postPlanting for Springwittenberger.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther37ShareText within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI bury words in the lawn to grow sentences that will bud with the spring thawLeave a commentShareThanks for reading Paul’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Subscribe
I imagined myself a word to be buried
And I started becoming awfully scared
Because dirt's upon me because it's dark
Because I might never yet hear a lark
Because to wait to bloom is to dread
Because I'm staying forever dead
I sometimes bury my words in obtuse linkages that defy all understanding.