green on green
becomes
yellow green
on
green
becomes yellow
on green.
always turning leaves
like a record
recorded amongst leaves
ever turning
turning, turning
to e.w.
a poem. inspired by:
a green leaf resting, then slowly turning yellow, on a green record.
the record is by Bernie Krause, and is called ‘The Great Animal Orchestra’
(a song one might want to listen to, from a different album, but i’m listening to it now, is rainy-day dream)
the album, altered:
or, another version
The plant’s name is Klaus von Rukbat al Samakah-fume (Klaus, for short). Named after its former caregivers‘ star signs.
Klaus is resting its (former) green leaf on Krause’s record. Klaus & Krause. They seem happy enough together.
AND THUS!
so it was,
green on green.
weeks later, yellowish green,
then, greenish yellow
later still, no more green, just yellow.
yellow on green.
and so, with the turning leaves
and the ever turning green,
the poem above was born.