The Common Living Dirt

By Marge Piercy
Published on April 1, 2002
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ILLUSTRATION: SALLY J. BENSUSEN
Common living dirt creates and maintains life.

A poem of the magic contained in common living dirt.

The small ears prick on the bushes,
furry buds, shoots tender and pale.
The swamp maples blow scarlet.
Color teases the corner of the eye,
delicate gold, chartreuse, crimson,

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