komorebi*

after Caroll Crush

March sun spills like
a runny yolk in between

dry twigs of tall oaks.

The foliaged ground
wakes up, feet free of

slippers crack

crisp leaves with worms
beneath. Above, early birds

sing a tune only they
can understand as if

hushing two melting
dark-candy eyes.

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03.09.2022
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For dVerse: Poetics – Carroll Crush Saga by Sanaa dear. I combined: A Strange Wild Song Echoes Lays of Sorrows – titles from Carroll Crush

*Komorebi is a Japanese word which means showers of flight – sunlight that filters through trees – filtering between leaves.