Armillaria ostoyae

growing black rhizomorphs
and shoestring rot
hiding

larger than the blue whale
and even giant sequoia

unseen under ground killer

a fungus older than Jesus

David A. Johnston

I imagine it like this

you talking to animals

bear or

silly birds

this is it

stinky puff of smoke from catastrophic crater

where tired stumps meet blow down at Mount St Helen's

young mountain salvaged

Vancouver! Vancouver!

Erie utterance stump-in

you alone understand