Leaves left alone

Dreams in Brief (Photo: Faye Sarras)

The week ending
Weak mending
Dreams in brief
With no relief
Aqueous blood
is no solution
Corporeal bread
molds like the dead.

Wei Santang is a scholar born and educated in the Far West in the second half of the 20th century. Faye Sarras teaches English and records the activities of plants from the mountains to the garden to the kitchen. Faye and Santang are the authors of In Solar Terms. Wei Santang is also author of Fruit of the Vine and Work of Human Hands (forthcoming). Read other articles by Wei.