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Damp steps with

Figure enters, immersed in green shadow

The olden realm of growth and death

Pulls inside to its mystery

Crackling leaves and twig

Under foot and weight of mortal this soul

Passage granted by infinite eyes

That gaze upon this lone traveler

Heed forever

Ancient hymns of green

Feel its power

Ground where roots entwine

Twilight tale

Mythical shapes prevail

Sacred space

Heart of the forest

Kingdom of moss and pine

Of Moss and pine

I Laye my bones and die

Wonder greets inside

Submerged into foliage the wonderer inhales

A pure binding breath of life

With weald fauna soil and root

Deep in the woods

Time dissipates as the infinite connection grows

Arrive at the altar

And lay my body down in her domain

For as long as my mortal body takes breath

I heed the call of the deep wood

Pass groves of fern as soft whisper of wind

Wandering beneath lichen’s cool draping shroud

Listen to avian incantations echo in the deep

Observe the eroding lithic monuments of many scale

Trace storm and stream carve runes upon this land

Let the rot and rebirth of bark guide my way

Into the center of the green void

To the heart where moss and pine entwine