Devotions
Meanwhile,
rut-tugged moose press
against velvet sky dens
sounding hoofed ridges
into aspen-tined bends,
earth-spruced
and wallowed.
Meanwhile,
scents uncurl
into ermine-river whirl
cottonwood fur-berry
to silver stone burl,
sinewy and root-needled
grey bark against snow.
Meanwhile,
alder-quaked lynx face
whiskered tracks, cloud-paced
meadowing and climbing
into criss-crossed moss space,
lichen-twisted and
owl-lit.
Meanwhile,
bear hemlock push strewn
as leaf-long shadows tune
mountaining the coarse hairs
of a sea spray willow moon
tide-opening cracked birch
across starry-spun sky
— to hop-quivery and scree-growl,
wing-sighted and fin-howl,
all huff-ruffling the meanwhiles
into furthering.
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