a.
a dawning sun
over ash and maple
leaf mosaic



b.
rock peppers the whelm
of soils’ graceful tumult
wind in the naked boughs


c.
a triumph of woven glacier sculpting
undulation of stone, stock, and stipe—
the ridge and ravine don’t care that I’m here


d.
the tongue stumbles on strange grasses
and brain falters with dumb bark
first glimpse of beech makes me known



e.
birch stand
over water
lean into silence




cedarburg beech woods is a mesic forest of predominantly sugar maple, beech, and white ash. the southern section has glacial rolling topography and the northern lowlands are flatter with some boggy or marshy (i couldn’t tell which) areas. tremendous dawn hike.
thanks to the uw-field station staff for maintaining this site and for granting me permission to walk the lands!