this grove of birch
a clutch of ghosts
the other realm is near
Totem Of The Downed Tree
whale eye
broken walrus tusk
house of spirits
All Around Us
bands
of angels
gathering
Gathering
clouds fly in
reunion of old friends
from the great beyond
Entry to the Realm of Spirits
hollowed through
passage to
the other side
Great Pumpkin
jack-o’-lantern
will light the way
keeping dark spirits at bay
Many
a storytelling of crows
convened in the birch
ushering spirits past
Mountains beyond Mountains
You may recognize the mountain by name or shape
but to truly know her is to walk the contours of her mass,
to watch her reveal the secrets of the seasons,
to remember and to feel the spirits of all the other feet
who have touched her and whose hearts have found home.
Tree Spirits
The tree spirits wear bark masks
and leave them behind
for us to remember them by.
