Words dance at the tip of my tongue even as they form in mind, echoes of earth and ground and ancient longing, spinning and tumbling through the fullness of my being I taste them and feel their echoes between my teeth, dancing grit. The hum of rock forming. And above, swirling mist, iridescent in sunlight.

shimmering dust paint pictures in light, shadow-bright *

what goes on underneath, in the workings into mulch, in the fallen leaves and winding roots, subconscious seeking, bright dreams. it is all rich, nutritious, beautiful. Bedrock, odd socks.