I Want To Eat The Fog

I want to eat the fog
grasp it by the handful
bury my face in its wintery taste
such solid cold white mist
stuff my mouth with delicious fog
become the fog

Smoke Crows

Tired smoke crows drawing lazy circles
above evening chimneys
pulling down their blanket of dusk
moving in its softness
here and there, smoothing feathers
until the darkness rests just right

Moss Bunnies

Behind that old oak
are moss bunnies
nestled into the woody scent
sniffing at the turn of the seasons
from sap to sun to spice
green fur soft with all the memories
of all the flowers tasted
all the rustling leaves caressed
with curious eyes
watching fields turn golden
they roll around in the shimmer
green dusted with specks of light

Ivy Snakes

Ivy snakes hiss-humming against
the trees they embrace
sampling rain off slick, moist bark
with their last green tongues of the year
to count down on moss-tuft calendars
the days of warmth
before falling into frozen sleep
full of long, winding snake dreams
of skittering down to the icy lake
leaving sinuous trails in powdery snow

Legs of Fog

Legs of fog climbing
over the fence, over walls
intruding
encroaching upon the city
in an insubstantial disregard
for physical boundaries
bringing a whiff of autumn
into life removed from nature

A Creature

A nameless creature of fog
and rotten wood
pieced together in feverish dreams
yet gentle and bound
by mushroom mycelium: no dark magic

A living fairy ring, benign
dancing through the forest
collecting a fire of autumn leaves
curling up around it, whispering tales
to itself and the occasional wanderer

Gossamer Summer

Turning to the softer side of summer
bound in gossamer and cassette tapes
replaying dreams of open fields
forests, meadows, mountain days
on the brink of turning to autumn gold
days hanging in the hazy air
between two blinks of an eye
yet endless in their ancient taste
rowan, fern, morning dew
dust tasting of adventure and hay
requesting travellers to roam

Glimpse

A glimpse of gossamer:
a memory, fleeting
fleeing from the moment caught
in time, a spiderweb of hazy sun
crossing a forest almost forgotten
unreal light
dancing on the back of hands
reaching

May

May is green
and white
a fire of fragrances running
along overgrown trails
in explosions of elderflowers
and clouds of cottonwood
sleeping on your bed

Moss Moss Moss

moss moss
moss moss moss
yes yes
very nice moss
very soft moss
the snails agree
yes yes very good moss
happy snails
moss moss moss