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A moment of solitude
At the break of the day
Sitting
In the forest
Bathed in a single
Sun
Ray
Birds chirp and call
Greeting the sun
With visions
Of insects on the horizon
The promise
Of flights on the playful breeze
Crackle of water
Heating for tea
Tree
Wearing gnarled bark
Inviting me
To roar
Bare my teeth
Bite it
See
How deep
My teeth
Can sink
Smell of sap and earth
As I draw near
Tough bark
Resisting my bite
Crumbs rumbling
Into my mouth
Spit
Sputter
Laugh
Hug this beautiful tree
In celebration
Of our brief
Insanity