Anthology Forest Kaiser Ridge 11 Jul 202111 Jun 2021 KAISER RIDGE Paiute legend describes The wooded mountain-range And stone peaks As a reclining woman From whose breasts Issue forth life-giving forces In streams and tributaries. Old Placer-miners spoke Of…
Anthology Forest Ash Keys 10 Jul 20213 Jul 2021 Ash Keys Don’t mistake the Ash With his hundreds of dense bunches Of single-winged rusty-brown keys Rattling in the sideways rain For a medieval jailer Holding keys to Life draining…
Anthology Forest Forest Bathing 9 Jul 202111 Jun 2021 forest bathing gnarled roots anchor heaven bound towering trees ancient souls where creatures dwell singing serene euphonies rough brown bark worn with age furrowed and scarred softly kissed by plump…
Anthology Forest High Forest Perch 8 Jul 202111 Jun 2021 High Forest Perch We paddle toward Buzzard Island so densely forested with bright red bottlebrush, fan palms, and cedars under a bright blue Florida sky, and high atop a stark…
Anthology Forest Forest Dance 7 Jul 20218 Jun 2021 Forest Dance Bare feet thump moist earth in this sprightly dance through enchanted wood. Twirling over the spongy blanket of emerald moss. Arms outstretched to graze fingers, like the soaring…
Anthology Forest Dreams of the Search 6 Jul 20219 Jun 2021 Dreams of the Search i. In this place the trails cross without beginning. It is where the night fell before it could be found and questioned. Since, the wilderness has…
Anthology Forest Mystical Karri 5 Jul 20218 Jun 2021 Mystical Karri. (Eucalyptus Diversicolor) Hidden deep in childhood recesses are Karri trees. Like fence posts for trolls Mythical; deep dark woods Tall timbers with pale multi coloured trunks, Misty hollows,…
Anthology Forest Swaying Trees 4 Jul 20218 Jun 2021 Swaying Trees Lodgepole pine dance on a windy day, whispering ancient secrets in a hypnotic way. Steller’s jays mimic their wag, as they gracefully sway. Caressed by breezy fingers, jays…
Anthology Forest Birthing At the Center of the Earth 3 Jul 20218 Jun 2021 Birthing at the Center of the Earth The ageless midwife of the Amazon clothes herself in white when she is summoned. Wet season now. No paths to climb – all…
Anthology Forest Green Tears 2 Jul 20218 Jun 2021 Green Tears I wake with chest in strain I gasp for breaths that cry fears Dreams fill lungs that burn of tears A voice that is a cry of pain!…
Anthology Forest Live Oak Forest 1 Jul 20211 Jul 2021 Live Oak Forest A mosaic of acorn shards twisted, brittle branches, and rusted leaves of that tell-tale shape, pierced by columns of live trunks thrusting skyward. Amongst the living are…
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