the poetry of Charles Fry

29 April 1994

Mr. Darwin Once Proposed The Existence Of A Dynamic Race

dusty plants in the library hallway
gathered particles from leaky minds
who can hold tight and wipe them off

what is the use of nature's beauty
artificially implanted in metal buildings
waiting for the development of stronger plastics

the remaining leaves with flowing blood
are cursed by a plague of heart fever
and each day three more descend to the moldy carpet

Copyright © 1994 Charles Fry