Jonathan Ottke
Galileo
Inspiration piece
Diane Mayr
In the Wood
Response
In the Wood
Diseased and dying
it leans southward
ruffled with brackets
laced with molds.
What was once vitally
green now has a
vividly colorful life
of another kind.
Hollows hold newly
birthed chipmunks.
Bats beneath loosened
bark roost by day.
Processes of propagation
and elimination
attract multitudes
of creatures to this oak.
Creepy-crawlies
continuously consume.
Jack o’ lantern
mushrooms illume by night.
Finally, wee fairy folk
move in to provide
make-believe for those
who eschew reality.
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