Lauren Scharhag

Emerge

Inert earth
tickled
by tentative
fingertips
of sunshine.
It stirs,
and, moaning,
turns over,
shrugging off
its winter coat.

LAUREN SCHARHAG is the author of twelve books, including Requiem for a Robot Dog (Cajun Mutt Press) and High Water Lines (Prolifc Press). Her work has appeared in over 100 literary venues around the world. Recent honors include the Seamus Burns Creative Writing Prize and two Best of the Net nominations. She livesin Kansas City, MO. To learn more about her work, visit: www.laurenscharhag.blogspot.com