language

are there words
for this light –
words for the way
these trunks twist crevice
for lichen and moss.
is there a name for shadows
strewn forest floor
like windfall petals,

when i sit here
really here on this leaf litter floor,
are there words for the forest
that rises and sways through me,
plays me wood string resonant
among the trees.

16 April 2023

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