275: Komorebi

I will hold out my hand

So the spider crawls onto it

And take my time walking over

To crack open the window

Tipping my palm to watch

As its legs spill out from under it

And it falls silently

Into the hollow night

I will walk to the edge of the cliff face

And stare wide-eyed

Into the sapphire expanse of sea and sky

Feeling the wind rippling through my hair

Feeling alive

I am not afraid

I am not afraid

But when we sit on the stone wall

Under the dappled sunlight

Apollo's golden fingertips

Reaching through the leaves

When my eyes flit up

Into your green-brown irises

A deep forest of their own

Can I hold your gaze?

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Written by: Millie Bysh

Instagram: @leoninepixie

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Note: 'Komorebi' is a Japanese word that has been defined as 'a dance of shadows emerging when sunlight filters through trees' (Aeon, 2021).

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