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Beneath Sequoias MAG
she inhales the rich scent of moist earth and conifers
and twirls around and around
arms outstretched
eyes closed and fingertips searching
hazy sun filtering through the swaying canopy
catches on her cascading hair
she shivers from the sun and the shade
this place feels sacred
the red giants dwarf her
where she stands barefoot and laughing
and the wind whispers memories
many sad
the sounds of stillness and nature
the clinging humidity
the warmth whose touch turns cold
as the branches shift
here for a moment
the world falls away
as she unfurls like a monarch
whose binding chrysalis is shed
and for a moment
she is happy
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Beneath Sequoias was inspired by the US road trip my mom and I went on a few years ago. Initially we planned to go straight to the Redwoods, but for some reason I insisted we visit the Sequoias as well. I am so glad we did. These massive ancient trees were so impressive and moving, I wouldn't have missed them for the world. I love to write free form poetry, and I decided this was the best way I could describe how being beneath the sequoias made me feel.