Here we are – earlobes and funny bones. Canvas chucks crunch against butterscotch and crimson tones. Ravine weaves beneath a cedar-scented boardwalk. Breeze moves leaves like feathers. Sweetgum surrenders one tumbling down from jittery branches to toes. Tufted titmouse tells us the forest is hers. Lilypad sheen invites us to breathe. To dream. To be.

Here we are – earlobes and funny bones.

© Candice Reineke 2021