Big Dreams, paper collage, 2020
neither is real. the nectar or the god the eye that plunges us into the storm like a bunch of savage, lonely children the truth is some miracles are dangerous the totalitarian revolutions of winter whispers and watercolors quaint maiden fields like a prayer for unjustified time or a mending of secret hands when what we’re afraid of, really, is the enormity of ourselves the brevity of a universe beyond streetlights moths and candles softly fading from a flame none of this moves me. i am clothed in a sea of deep forest purple i speak and my lungs eclipse the tide i speak and i catch the butterflies by surprise i take flight and the earth is no more than a pyramid to remember every desert is an oracle every image is an ending what i’m looking for, really, is a beginning beyond trees
Autumn might be my favorite time of year, and I thought this nature poem would be a good place to share some photographs of the places that have been inspiring me lately. From recent hikes and, of course, from the butterfly garden, as I welcomed the last few black swallowtails of the season.
The Used Life 
6 responses to “Forest Within”
Wow. This is one of my favorite poems you’ve written. The third stanza is sublime. Well done!!
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Thank you! I’m happy with it, too. Having been so focused on collage, and not poetry, the past several weeks, I wasn’t sure how it would turn out.
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À la dernière limite de l’automne, les fleurs d’amandiers chantent le chant du jeune poète: monte, sève, plus vite: ouvre-nous maintenant que c’est encore l’automne. Ainsi, quand ce sera le printemps enfin pour tout le monde il semblera que les autres ont imité l’art de vos pétales. 🙂
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Merci, Jei. Toutes les créatures fleurissent à leur saison. Je faisais de la randonnée aujourd’hui, en fait. Je me suis arrêté dans un pré pour manger mon déjeuner, le soleil chaud brillait sur mon visage, et je me suis dit: il n’y a jamais eu de moment plus parfait que celui-ci. Et il est également vrai que chaque instant ordinaire peut être parfait comme ça. 🙂
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The earth is no more than a pyramid to remember😇 sounds magical.. alchemy kinds
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Thank you! 🙂
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