By Richard Mather
beetle bugs the vermicular
pulpy matter & morel
mushroom spores
creeping fire, wood, mud
dried under tracks, cracks
douglas fir burn flying
embers, grass is flammable
spits of fire feather heavy
and dung beetle light
ashy bones of rabbits
and fur, elk midstream,
a refuge
nature’s laity call cry yap flap
orbits of flies whistling kites
signal danger
heather shoots grouse,
deep peat wet or dry
charred planet renewed
earth
koala up up up
crown of fire
a tall trees cathedral
burn up up up
a choke of smoke
as flame enfolds
fire wood firs fires
an apocalyptic interchange
of atoms
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