Birch Bark Mushroom

decomposition
a transition of
sustenance to self

What Begins At The End

a decomposing stump
the palette
for green construction

Return

The birch lies with lichen and leaves
only to rise again in the next season
as hope eternal, the spring ephemerals.

Fallen

There is no failure in falling.
While the descent may be hard
repose eventually softens all difficulty.
This is the grace of transformation.

Roots

Up-ended by weather, pulled from the ground;
decomposition returns you home to the earth.