Velvet Night

In whispered tongues of ancient bark,
beneath the velvet cloak of stars,
runes of sap and shadows stark,
etch the sky in dreamlike scars.

Leaves speak secrets in silent sways,
{The Paper Birch knows}{Forgotten Wisdom},
translating rustles that weave and play,
knit roots in the marrow of gnarled freedom.

Lost oaths to the canopy, now bound in grace,
with whispered leaf-script, timeless embrace,
The Eldest Tree lifts its branches, wide,
fashioning a cradle for souls that glide.

Seek the forest's pulse, hear the unspoken sin,
{Songs of Oak linger, whisper again.}

wander the whispers

rooted echoes

branches' encrypted verse