ribbon white
filtered light
standing in the sun
with blue green grass
through shimmered glass
commanding my childish gaze
and clouds gather
and rains fall
and winds blow
and lightning
strikes
nearby
with flashing bright
burning light
piercing through the sky
leavened soil
and farmer's toil
a seedling stretching deep
want of bread
and covered bed
masking cosmic needs
and clouds gather
and winds blow
and blow
and blow
and blow
with farmer's toil
to his spoil
when heaven shuts its gates
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