CATCHING RAINDROPS

When I am done
​I shall set down this weight 
Under an elm or an oak
Where the leaves might curl themselves 
​​​​​​To catch raindrops
Or by the wild foxgloves in June

Filled and spilled also
With nameless things
Untill my breath is laboured
With all things unseen
And my heart is slowed 
With all the things
Known
And my footstep is heavy 
Burdened with disappointments
And loss
Sorrow and tears
So many tears

So when I am done
I shall set down this weight
Under an elm or an oak
Where the leaves might curl themselves
To catch raindrops
Or by the wild foxgloves in June
And say thankyou
But I don't wish it back
I am done.
Marion Price(2019)