a grass blade curved into the Arabic for “eye”
Category: forest
January moon
we startle at each other’s faces
heart-shaped hole
in the black cherry snag flying squirrel dung
ephemeral pond
the trees wear icy collars at the high-water mark
porcupine
dressed as itself on Halloween
huckleberry leaves
in their autumn burgundy slow vireo song
wingstem
the buzzing gets louder every time the wind blows
a forest glade
gracile stalks bending under the weight of seeds
false solomon’s seal
acts like it doesn’t even know the shadowy leaves
shadblow
blossoms lost to the heat in just four days
hepatica
springing through an old fern leaf art deco stamens
skunk cabbage
each avoiding the others’ hot, foul breath
