Never quite alonethoughts, ever present
faint sounds, scraps of images
to which I cannot dissent
glimpses here, echoes there
with soft rainstorms a known regular
I can no longer lose myself in them
for there is one thought which is never far
once a hidden seed, the shoot has formed a stem
organic matter is no longer a mystery
a light over there, and auxin here
but what I feel runs back through antiquity
deep, slow, labored breathing – I need not a seer
only that solitude, more illusory than before
is not complete as the world lingers in my mind
a more perfect escape remains, which I shall not ignore
some lonesome fir ascends, a fortuitous botanical find
closing my eyes, I find I'm never quite alone
beloved memories linger, like soft sounds of rain
this change ever so teleological – an aspiration not to postpone
a specimen was taken cross hemisphere not in vain
opening them again, this vision can't be the same
unfamiliar gait, fierce scents, hearing faint sounds
survival not before in questi
The Second Thanksgiving WarNotes: Team Pilgrim included Captain Silky, Cupu, and Anjeval, whose allies are Aleta Rivera and Mudkip. Team Indian included Chief Soaring Windaine and Douglas, whose allies are Mir, Silvia, and Lauren. Team Turkey included Ronnie and Brie, whose allies are Advent, Goob, and Mariko.
In a sizable log cabin, the leader of the Pilgrims prepares busily for the evening's feast. Her helper, Aleta Rivera, arrives with baskets of fresh squash, cranberries, and pumpkin that she traded for earlier in the afternoon. In the kitchen, Captain Silky stirs a vegetable stew on the stove. The guest list for the gathering is posted on a bulletin board beside a mostly completed list of to-dos. Captain Silky points out that Aleta has arrived not a moment too late, for the first travelers will soon arrive. Aleta prepares the cornucopia that is to grace the large dining table. Soon, the doorbell rings and Aleta answers the door. Chief Soaring Windaine ha