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Beautifully done and thanks for introducing me to the phrases, which are so lovely. 'To return to my trees' will stay with me.

The vertical bars are used to great effect. I mean right in the beginning after “snap” really hit me. Thanks for the intro! I love learning something new every week, especially where language and culture are concerned. Question, is seer supposed to be sear? That word hung me up.

Thanks, John. And, yes, it was originally ‘seer’ and changed in editing, I must have missed changing the spelling in this version!

I forgot to give those | marks a 🏅. They really added 🥊 to this piece.

I took this as a lost sense of self and the long road to finding it again. "Of lies, of our destruction" stayed with me. Thank you for sharing it.

Love the poem, especially the form.

Thank you, C. 🙏

Excellent, Andy. The way it’s formatted really delivers.

deceptively sparse, elegant, effective work thank you for sharing

Gorgeous work

This is so atmospheric, Andy. I felt like I was there with the trees after the sharp "snap." I love "to return to my trees." I don't know the Welsh saying, but I feel it. (I had to look up Gàidhlig, too, but thank you for that.)

Thanks, Merril 🙏

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Beautifully done, Andy - I love the way this draws on specific cultural roots while maintaining universal appeal

Thank you, David, that's very kind of you

The form is perfect, and I like the mixed use of language, totally delivers