Scurrying across the plushy cotton,
sole observer of the field:
tiny tracks the only small reminder,
almost undetectable -
Darting up the gnarly bark -
swift & sure &
quick as night though just as dark -
sylvan ninja
Up the lattice now -
Branches sway,
Fingers in the wind;
Ropes of wood
Little nest of rotting leaves and soot:
how imperfect!
Slip you in your qui-ver-ing burrow -
quick as ever!
You in yours and I in mine;
Shi-ver-ing despite your fur?
Nestled snug within your home -
all is just irrelevant!
