The salt of the earth

'The salt of the earth' by Dana Littlepage Smith

'The salt of the Earth drift lightly / through our days...' | Photo: Annie Spratt / Unsplash.

The salt of the Earth drift lightly
through our days
carrying nothing extra.
A bus ticket beyond expectation,
back to the streets of childhood
where they grew kindly
spindly as rue, or meadowsweet.

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