Monday, December 31, 2001

The High Fey (ef)

In tentacles of shade
hyphae
dark and narrow tunnels
underneath the forest floor
a fairy ring in mushrooms
a web of eyeless parasites
supply a mouth or opening
at the cavern’s edge
a firefly lights a lamp
in meadows to mark
the dancing of fairy-folk
hy·pae·thral
under the open sky
without roof
temple
asexual spores
interested in or engaging in sexual activity to an abnormal extent
blessed with an exquisite gift of touch
like squid in the water
oidium
like the worst writing in the best of ink -
come the elemental basics
into the sylvan soil they deeply sink -
a threadlike part of the vegetative portion of a fungus
to touch infrequent visitors
with a forever leisurely life
and soothing lines of decompose.

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