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(Remembering Maui) When leaves whisperDo they fret about the rate of shadeThe degree of greenness in the wood next overRustle and susurrusRustle and susurrus(Leaf language for photosynthesis)? Do they calculate the sap countFor and against and whose soil descendedLeaves to groundLeaves to groundFrom the very first tree? When leaves whisper Do they stay up shaking against the night Ancient plankton cold for the sun’s touch White into greenWhite into green Until they are themselves reborn? … Continue reading Without a Whisper