tHE WOODS ARE QUIET EXCEPT FOR ONE STAG WHO WARNS ME

WITH A RHYTHMIC TAPPING OF A HOOF

I LISTEN YET,

KEEP GOING-

FORGETTING HIM,

AND WISHING HIM LUCK,

AMONG THE ORANGE VESTS

& AK-15s

that litter the airwaves

TAPPING

        ALWAYS

                  TAPPING

rACHEL CARSON

singS

“”HER VOICE OF TIME”

aS i AM

hER OWN ATUNEMENT

wELCOMED INTO

tHE mOUNTAIN.