Inherited Design

It was inherit

The duty and expectation

A list of tasks

Set forth years before

Etched in stone,

Carved in the earth

Footsteps lost beneath

The growth of years

And destruction,

A semblance of reason

To step away

From the generated plan-

That was born the day

The trees began,

A plan created

To deepen ocean

And provide a home,

To all.

It was inherit,

The respect meant

To be applied

To the land

And the sky,

A devotion to Moon

And all her stars,

To sun

And all his creations.

It was inherit,

The desire to disappear among the weeds

And grow from a crack in the ground,

Where we planted our roots

Deeper and deeper

As years went by.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet and novelist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!