Heart of the Forest
Perhaps you have been to a place that was so special to you, you felt your very heart had come from the earth
Maybe you possess a special kingship with trees. The heart of the forest is a project that dear to me.
Each tree represents a special forest in my life. places that are dear to my soul.
Some of them I visit often, some I can never return to, and others no longer exist.
There is a tall sentinel pine, sitting off the creak. Beneath its bowes and branches, is where you buried me.
Icy waters streaming by
Stream beds lined by cedar groves and pines
I long to feel a forest floor beneath my feet
and taste winter’s bitter burning breath between my teeth
I long for the song of a creaking canopy
The scent of evergreens clinging to dry leaves
A lone red maple in a dead wood cemetery
It’s just as red and dead as the heart inside of me.