if lichens & moss cling with rhizines
with holdfasts to tree bark, to boulders
to glacial erratics . . . if a bowerbird
ferries horsehair, mowed hay, hedge
trimmings, fern fronds, blueberries
weaves all to a cavernous nest . . . if
an animal has pockets, has a pocket
carries in her pocket a wooden bead
a rusted ball bearing, a cashew nut
any kind of amulet, of charm . . . how
can we fathom what anything else feels?
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