Opening eye lid shutters for the first time
Pupils dilating quickly
Feeding hungrily
Like cats eyes hunting at night
Swallowing greedily the full spectrum of pale greens
Gulping down the sacred shapes of
The lichen hugging the oak branch.
And for the first time
I saw the intricate nature of the lichen’s contours.
A wedding veil
That the Great Mother worker bee has been
Crafting by hand for months
Under the night light in the corner of her studio
Crouched under her sewing machine
Dead still and sweating with the intensity of
Attention she gives to her creation.
Committed to its beauty
Dedicated to making sure it is ready for its wedding day
She has manifested its ultimate coming together
Ready for today
For this present moment
This very moment
Wow
Everyone gasps with wonder
As the lichen walks down the aisle.
And I think how absurd it is that
This miracle has happened before
Thousands of times
In my own life time
Before my very own eyes
But it has taken me this long to
Simply see it.
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