from Ray's Garden Shop
--Stephen Sandy 

He dropped to his knees 

and said, I don’t know
what your beliefs are, I don’t
……….want to offend you 

but I believe that
heaven and hell are right here
………on this earth. Mind you 

I’m no atheist
but, see, after flesh-and-blood
……….it’s bye-bye baby. 

Incidentally,
friend, just look, this marvelous
……….stuff growing away 

right on the shoulder
right in the oil and sand and all
……….this dust. He bent his 

old dry body down
and held a head of dust-white
…..hen-and-chickens for 

me to see.

 [piece together the entire poem here and here]