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Sugary crystals

scribe each

form, as

a curtain of leaves

falls.

hunter’s moon

amid the swell of clouds

the moon sails, riding

currents, cascading with

a froth of stars

within

Within

layers of petals

a sweetness lies, drawing

me in, captive.

softly

the rain falls, welcomed by

the soil, beading leaves with

crystal drops,

feeding the creek, the birds –

all living things.

amid the flow

the earth opens once again

to the emerging of leaves, the opening

of blossoms, a quickening of life

connections

the darkness of night,

the light of the moon

the intermittent glow

of the lone firefly, seeking it’s mate.

enter the

cool blue center. Breathe the green

light of the forest. Absorb

the calls of birds, the cellular silence.

the after hours

layers unfold

like whispers

of breeze

upon my cheek

night clouds

form a plume in the sky

limned by the bright

face of the moon