That’s what I needed.

Really needed.

I needed to curl-up
in the hollow
of an old tree
like some wild animal

a squirrel
a fox
maybe a badger.

Circle
round and round
rearrange the dirt
prepare my bed

make my own warmth.

I needed to fall into a deep
winter slumber.

A hibernation.

That’s what I needed.
To be still
and silent
and find my way
back
to myself.

I needed to sleep
through the cold darkness
of winter
with the aurora borealis
swirling
overhead
my dreams
merging
with the miracle
of the blues and greens.

That’s what I needed.

Really needed.

I needed to awaken
in a gentle
spring rain.
Smell the mustiness of the earth
now mingled
with my roots
deeply
planted.

From the inside of the tree
I needed to watch
the white clouds
gently float
across the blue sky.

Effortlessly.

I needed to feel
my own wings
open and spread
with the call
of the wild geese
flying
in
formation.

And that’s exactly
what I did.
I slept
and dreamt.

And now
I rearrange
my bird’s nest hat
and tilt it
ever so gently
to one side.

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