Shadow On Cedar (image by Barbara Ford)

Shadow Conspiracy

Barbara Ford
Nov 5 · 1 min read

This light, this day with the
red cedars and ferns
Leaves me dreaming
of ancient roots
anchoring my feet
to a path
we share together.

The light slants so that I am
figured on the stump
alive with coppery rhizomes
and unseen fungi,
slowly eating the fading songs
of wind, wood…

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Barbara Ford

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Climate activist, facilitator, singer, and artist working at the confluence of creativity, spirit, and activism. Website https://barbaraford.net

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