Under the irises

The words are mine Written throughout the month of August finished on the 30th 2026  Lay me down soft Where the purple blooms lean Let the earth take what’s left Take my tarnished necklace Take my worn-out ring Leave me where The garden learns to sing Put my hands The way they used to pray In a dress I never got to fade Let the field take back What the stars lent Lay me down soft Bury me under the irises Where the purple blooms lean Lay no stone Let the earth take what’s left Let their roots have me Let them thread Through my ribs Like thread through lace Bury me under the irises Let the soil hold What the years have seen Don't carve my name In anything that’s cold Write it in the air Where the wind blows cold When the sun cuts through In the rain That comes too soon Let the roots run through I’ll be the color for you Lay me down soft Bury me under the irises Where the purple blooms lean Lay no stone Let the earth take what’s left Let their roots have me Let them thread Through my ribs Like thread through lace Bury me under the irises When the summer Starts too soon When the heavy hours come And my hands Go cold and numb Irises in the wind If I turn to dirt Let it be enough To teach the hearts to mend To the healing of a new song Lay me down soft Bury me under the irises Where the purple blooms lean Lay no stone Let the earth take what’s left Let their roots have me Let them thread Through my ribs Like thread through lace Bury me under the irises Bury me under the irises… Not in the dark…. Where the ground forgets