pours through veins

like Guinness bubbling

over crystal glass

 

lullaby and dance

playing the treetops

raining down laughter

 

heels leave the floor,

owl flight amidst woods and hollow.

 

bow never leaving the bridge

 

hypnotic notes

mimic the wind,

water dances to shore,

berry-stained fingers reach for more.

 

quickened heart calls and

counterpoints.

 

surrender and joy

frolic

a witch’s brew,

bestowing bounty.

 

rye bends in autumn light,

fungi mass below soggy wood,

pelicans and frigate birds buffet ‘cross

blustery winds.

 

bone and muscle bends

as willow upon the pond.

 

this is the way of the green,

of the lively.