say the bees and hummingbird in tune: we need sweet nectar, more flowers to grow and the spiders say: we need less stomping and less death please the bears chime in: We need more fish, more berries too, more seals, more ice would be nice…

The forest alive; moss-skinned, bark boned The forest alive; moss-skinned, bark boned clothed in dresses woven of grass, and spun with web, embroidered with flowers The forest alive; moss-skinned, bark boned The forest alive; moss-skinned, bark boned breathily sighing through the leaves, its whispers gathered…