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Spirals and such.

I read Lance's An Ode to the Sprial (on this blog) and it got me thinking of spirals of course, the way a maple seed spirals to the ground.  Maybe not truly a spiral, but truly wonderful in its own way.  And that got me thinking about things we may see but not really appreciate.  So here's another yada- yada about such things.


Seeing Things


In the space between where the pines and aspens grow,

in a sunny open area of grass and flowers,

a tiny mushroom pushed its crown into the light, then another, and another,

until a tiny forest of psilocybie cubensis bridged the gap.

This was but one miracle you missed, another occurred nearby

where a big strong battered fish laid her eggs in the gravel

of a stream a thousand miles from the sea;

no fanfare, no cigars, no champagne, just a small miracle.

And there were others you didn't see, even in your own backyard.


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