Ground

Here let the land repose —
bless it —
and discover the value of fallow.
Let them have a home —
fox, jay,
goldenrod, walnut —
up against the fence where the creeper goes.
Bring water.
Bring what you must purge.
Anoint yourself and this ground.
Let go, return it to earth,
And bless it! —
all you gods —
show us how to be made whole.