Prayer

The hum of moss
is reverberated 
through the chilled
lips of bracket fungi,
the reverie of moon
glossed ferns, 
monk-still vernal pools
and the ancient oaks 
carrying it like a bell ring.

Christian Ward

Christian Ward is a UK-based poet with recent work in Southword, Ragaire, Blue Bottle Journal, Streetcake Magazine, The Madrigal, The Galway Review and Roi Faineant. Two collections, Intermission and Zoo, available on Amazon and elsewhere.

IG: @fighting_cancer_with_poetry

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