some advice if you go camping in the rain
when it is light, then,awake, go out into the forest.be close to it. get it inyour hair and in your foodand under your nails.sit on the ground and get wet,get dirty, get cold.butwhen it is time to sleep,make sure you figure out
how to keep your
self intact:
go to great lengths
to keep your sleeping-place dry,
and get yourself up off the ground
so, as you dream,
your body remembers
it is not time to return,
not time to go down into the earth,
not yet.
poem and photo (c) 2016 D. Ohlandt
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