To Listen Intently

alone in the woods 

trees shiver

gnarled faces

snarl intently 

heart lists the beat

thick pulse

blue blood

warms nicely

sleeping in the earth

restless dirt

twisted life

moves quietly

speeking the silent verse

leaves quiver

evergreen mouths

whisper antiquity

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

I like the spare, evocative delivery of this one. Using the fewest words necessary, it puts you into the immediacy of the forest scene, captures the moment well. Good work.

[JacobMarloe]

Thank you.