Anthology Forest Some Trees Keep Their Leaves in Winter 20 Jul 202119 Jul 2021 So far, we have only theories for why some dead, paper-thin leaves cling to branches long after all their chlorophyll is gone Pale and dry as old coffee filters I…
Anthology Forest Silvered Trees 19 Jul 20215 Jul 2021 Poem by Duane L. Herrmann Duane L. Herrmann, internationally published, award-winning poet and historian, has seven collections of poetry and a sci fi novel: Escape from Earth. His poetry has…
Anthology Forest Forest Dawn 18 Jul 20215 Jul 2021 In the soft light of the winter start, down the frost covered and weary trail, my eyes glimpse striking shadows and forms, with final autumn breathes they stretch, tall and…
Anthology Forest… The Relativity of Noise 17 Jul 20215 Jul 2021 Speaking as a tree that fell in the forest with no one there to hear, acknowledge, or record the sound made as my trunk split, inexplicably, splintered, and finally crashed,…
Anthology Forest On Storied Wood 16 Jul 202119 Jun 2021 On Storied Wood -for Ivy Shuman I never knew that every tree holds the fire of its dying that it lifts its leaves its branches like arms and hands in…
Anthology Forest Goodwife’s Prayer, Autumn 1653 15 Jul 202119 Jun 2021 Goodwife’s Prayer, Autumn 1653 Do I call after you, Lord, through the dark hallways of leaves, this black forest, in air so full and heavy it pulls against one’s journey?…
Anthology Forest Explorers Circa 1982 14 Jul 202113 Jun 2021 EXPLORERS CIRCA 1982 You have little memory of that year, our last under the same roof. We lived near the wild– a creek streaming through, tributary of the Mascoma River.…
Anthology Forest Honey Locust 13 Jul 202113 Jun 2021 HONEY LOCUST subdued splendor of the evening gardens green silk of dew-lit grasses cicadas in the leaves of night the sky unfolding its skein of stars Previously published in Earthtones…
Anthology Forest Subterranean Wonder 12 Jul 202111 Jun 2021 Subterranean Wonder A fungus that we see is generally the fruiting body of a much more expansive organism, its thread-like mycelium extending across up to thousands of acres underground, potentially…
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…
Anthology Forest Submission Opportunity 19 Apr 2021 Anthology Forest Theme: Relationship between Forests and Human Communities Forests evoke something different from all of us. For some, a peaceful place with nature sounds, others think of adventure, awe,…
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