Poem
Looping Time
Finding worlds within worlds on the forest floor
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1 min readJul 26, 2020
We’ve been here before
zooming in again
examining theses spores
their centuries within
A forest on the floor
a whorled world film
scales to examine
in permeable skin
Time stands still suspended
a microcosm damp
postcards from a rifted edge
of a perforated stamp
Carnivores pursue their prey
tardigrades do dance
hydras calculate their odds
to roll another chance
Lifetimes spiral outward
in endless cosmic loupes
replaying tapes of memories
unwinding living truths
© Aspen Blue 2020
Inspired by the writing prompt “Loops of Time” and this delightful interview with Bryologist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer:
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