orange groves / layers in canyon walls / inchworms / nakedness in natural springs / flying vees / candle ice / real river clay / dappled light on deer / we danced around fires once / bears and fistfuls of honey / our faces in still lake water / wild onions / calves dropped to earth from gory portals / auroras / translucent butterflies / infants and birds / sewing circles / gemstones / subterranean mushroom networks / science / magic / sweating bodies in June / whales / shed antlers / primal honesty / weeds  / they’re not ugly / they’re just persistent / we’re not ugly / we’re just trapped / omniscient balance / pause