1. Light Reaction
Any pig
meant to drink light
does so
heat matters up
or gesture fluorescent
Don’t distress at emptiness
In time the green lover comes
possessed of the right chemistry
and a kingdom of plants
photophosphorylates
exciting electrons
to a higher state
11. Dark Reaction
From grana to stroma seals the bond
the rest a gift to sink in the sea
But we be C-C free riders
fixated on inorganic chemistry
bonds and stocks
burning up the highway of life
We be true-believing
we can leave behind
the alchemy of trees
We be deep-knowing we cannot
match the beauty
such complex simplicity
We be playing with matches
in a house of wood
111. Secular Genesis
In the presence of light
Six molecules of water
and
Six molecules of carbon dioxide
make
Six molecules of oxygen
and
One molecule of sugar
1V. Respiration
Breathe in
Breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe out
Let this one drop of tree-sweetness
Be
Enough