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So early, still almost dark

Scant traces of dawn on the horizon

Lighting the way

Early every morning, it is the same,

Somewhere

You are wrapped in green

Encased by lush woodlands

And the sedimentary strata rising beyond,

The streams speak, they are not ephemeral

In this place

The towering trees overhead and the

Glistening dew underfoot - are not lost

They know where they are

They are where their stardust

Has settled

The forest opens up to your soul

No two trees are alike

The sound of photosynthesis never changes

If you do not know what the forest does

Then, wanderer, you are truly lost

©2011 Robert C Burnham, for Dr. Ann Somers, Biology 105, UNCG

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