The forest floor displays a
carpet woven of velvet moss,
and jade green and sienna leaves;
all braided haphazardly
into an abstract pattern,
rich in color and texture.
The moss is a deep, peridot green,
lush and thick; the new leaves
are glassy and polished;
the old ones are textured,
every shade of russet and cocoa,
orange and crimson and purple.
The handicraft of Nature creates
an artful showing of the
latest in breathtaking art;
the elegance of creation,
reworking and revising itself
in an eternal, ethereal design.