ear to the ground
Miriam Keye

what constitutes as ground?
what do i hear through the ear to the ground and what do i hear through the ear to the sky?
can i separate the two?
water rushing, swelling, tickling, teasing
a multitude of layers falling over and around each other-
as they enter my ear to the ground, through the density of rock, pouring over it from the bottom up
as they enter my ear to the sky with a lighter, more breezey tickle
i am so comfortable here, eyes closed, wondering when the sea will rise to cover me with it's frothy, warm quilt, filling my bones from toes to skull

my ear to the ground took place by the sound of bute, in tighnabruich, thursday september 22nd, 2011 at 3.21pm