Soulsong of the Symbionts

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November 16, 2025

honeybee choreographs a mirroring path to Ka
soulsong initiation of mutual becoming
sung by my lyre-tailed honeyguide
through tropical rainforest canopies

mutualistic symbiont whisking beneath mahogany
painted skies, air like a promise of destin
seeking honeycomb and waxworm delights
among the fission-fusion society of elephants

here allmother gardener footfalls triumphant with succor
deep rooted sentience that rebirths each day
awe spiraling in an endless dance,
where nothing is out of place,

we are on the earth, in the earth, and of it

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