The Door to the Forest


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...........for Jim Carroll


Eric Dolphy can't wake up:
the green light's still burning
by the gate. Pine cones

when stepped on by
dogs or raccoons, click
gently, like bones

into the mist, which
smells like mint; the
sounds diminish it;

the white rose
through the dropper's eye
falls; and the rain remains.



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The Door to the Forest: from Blue, 1974

Amanita muscaria (lamellae): photo by Walter J. Pilsak, 2004
Amanita muscaria, after rain, Marriott Falls Track, Tasmania, Australia: photo by Noodle snacks, 2009