From the inked earth grows fern, berry
juniper, cloud lion and stemmed sun.
We garden the universe
and the good in us responds
to the anemone, dianthus, thistle
seed colours in our soul -
we summon them
again and again;
sparrow to artist to poet's pen
speak of the winding stars
that grow around
Alder bodies.
Our arms are tribal branches -
return them to the forest.
LJ is a vegan poet and bookseller from London. Her poems have been published by numerous journals both in print and online, including: Green Ink Poetry, The Madrigal, Spellbinder Literary Magazine, Acropolis Journal, Drawn to the Light, Tiny Seed Journal, Osmosis Press and Spelt Magazine. Her poetry features in the printed anthologies ‘Spectrum: Poetry Celebrating Identity’ by Renard Press, 2022 and ‘York Literary Review 2023’ by Valley Press. Her praised debut nature poetry collection ‘Lessons from the Sky’ was published with Ellipsis Imprints in March 2024 and launched at Waterstones.
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