WARNING: Do not remove this notice
under penalty of awe
The wood for this cradle
grew in a forest that may contain
nut-bearing trees. And fuzzy caterpillars.
For sure spiders and skunks.
Once we saw a puma.
All efforts have been made to exclude
from this package any nuts, skunks, or pumas
but — just in case — open with caution.
Some few motes of sawdust
may accidentally cling to these boards.
Be advised that the scent of cedar sawdust
can have mind-altering consequences
such as peacefulness, a holy spirit or euphoria
not unlike what presumably
made the purchase of this cradle necessary.
We take no responsibility for the outcome
of these effects.
The planks for this cradle
come from trees that beheld
centuries of natural history — the owl,
the bear, the Sasquatch — cycles of the hunt,
of courtship, betrayal, magic, plunder.
Learn as timber.
Embrace myth.
Guide the story unfolding,
the wonder of this cradle, this child.
……
From my book Foggy Dog
First published in Allegro—thank you editor Sally Long
Hear me:
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