deep in the forest
ancient spirits dwell
dressed in cedar cloaks
performing treasured dances
chanting and ringing sacred bells
wearing feathers in their hair
reciting stories that romance us
surreal songs echoing in the forest air
some have fur and thick shining tresses
a few have luminescent twisted braids
some wear glorious feathered headdresses
others carry their beloved
abalone handled obsidian blades
sheathed with aromatic red cedar wood
some yellow entities have two bent legs
there are those furious that skulk on four
assimilated forest spirits maintain six
altogether they create
an astounding varied mix
laying translucent roe
hidden nests of mottled eggs
variants have eight arms and twelve legs
some creations have even more
there are those soaring beings
expansive with their outspread wings
more than a few demand
they remain perfectly still
existing solely
rooted to the forest floor
still a number are ghostly things
howling growling apparitions
sometimes at night
you might hear them
rave and rant
spectres that recite incantations
there are those that glow in the dark
floating and remotely hovering
quietly humming while others chant
clans of mysterious phantoms
haunting every sacred place
appearing out of a mist
rising along wild lake shores
suddenly vanishing
disappearing into deep forest cover
those enlightened spiritual dreams
we may one night have
letting us glimpse the future
sometimes envision future lovers
there is remote blessedness
in the way those spirits behave
a connotation of divine nature
only relative God can confess
some speak prophecy
referring to an esoteric stature
sharing some divinity
God has touched them
granting spiritual light and cosmic features
clearly they are celestial creatures
inhabiting this earthly plane
they exist without ego
living in the regal forest
displaying shades of wildness
guidance that is never vain
if you listen closely
you'll sometimes hear a chorus
visions singing sacred songs
venerated singing deep in the forest
nature spirits revealing intentional energy
conventional nature that never rests
every divine stream and river
every sublime glacier and mountain peak
those are the solemn places
where those perfect spirits exist to speak
if ever those entities completely disappear
mankind will surely suffer more
so some of us that have eyes to see
those of us with ears to hear
soulful spirit we should adore
resplendent nature is obvious
relative to earthly life
relevance that is wonderfully clear

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