dawn
at dawn the trees awake
with your name on their lips
unfurling your syllables on every leaf
tributaries of sap
running clearly to the edges
like resonant waves from a bell
a microcellular song
carried to thirsting branches
to reach above the horizon
and reunite this earth with heaven
like the trees you create the air i breathe
and shelter for the birds
flying from my heart
in every direction
seeking home
nestled in your boughs
where last night
stars danced and descended
to converse with shadows
and show them
what gave birth
to light
Mars Will Send No More 