Accident

The scarlet ribbon running down silk threads,
the dried dew around blown glass.
The cinnamon sprinkled around the scene,
all this sitting in the grass.

The black cat sits but a few feet away.
Staring,
bringing misfortune.
Its eyes gleam at this scene it caused
and the ruined porcelain doll.

The golden lace flows over green.
The black dress sparkles with rubies.
The porcelain doll laying gently down,
in the cat’s eyes,
this is how life goes around.

The cat steals the ribbon.
The robin steals the lace.
The crow steals the porcelain doll.

The sun steals the glue drops.
The coon steals the dress.
And all that’s left are the bones.

This is nature’s cruel rein