Dust

I kick the red dirt

sending up dry clouds of dust

right into my eyes

Tree

towering so tall

The tree protects it's children

smiling down on them

Soil

soil-warm, damp and dark

riddled with tiny creatures

and little green sprouts

Sidewalk

chalky pastel dust

covering rough gray concrete

a beautiful mask

Grass

a blanket of green

surrounds the places we live

nature's protection

Street

I walk in summer

asphalt burning my bare feet

imagining grass