She called out to me. Silently.
I heard her clear whisper from afar.
In my inner ear she soft did speak where no sound comes to jar...

I looked up and saw the bird.
The wizard raven found my eye.
Follow me, she thought and I heard.
Follow me, follow me when I fly....

On dark wings she led me to a lonely path into the forest of long ago -
An ancient arboreal reality lost in time that still exists today quite so.

A black adder sunning herself on the trail - a dark shimmering snake!
This shining serpent must be bridged on the journey I am to make ...

On crossing I heard her voice again - Deep between the trees it came ...
Come. Come to me. I knew then that nothing would ever be the same!

Over mushroomed trunks & under clivia laden boughs I scrambled ...
On mossy log I crossed many a stream
I was the dreamer living this dream.

She lived deep, so deep in dampness of the shivering silver forest mists
Where moist droplets met not much light on the long creeping twists.

In the swirling gloom I saw an ancient arboreal crone - she who had once a ripened womb ...
A chromleh of offspring encircled her. Bowing towards her such lingering love they did consume.

My eyes set on this "Wonderboom" -
One who was to me a total mystery.
I smiled with respect at this olden tree.
I knelt...