My previous works exploring humanity’s relationship with nature and the Earth are satirically abrasive and abrasively satirical*. So I wanted to try something subtle, something where different definitions of a single word could allow for different readings—as I hope I accomplished with the closing line.
Symbiosis
Mycorrhiza connects forests
Little hairs of fungus,
Like neurons in one mind
Intertwined with nature,
Create the rhizosphere
Where life bonds with life
—Kingdom with kingdom
Mutually interact, and enrich—
Titular goal of mankind
…
Cover Image: Mycorrhizal Fungi courtesy of Nourishme Organics
*Referenced Poems:
Turtle and a Straw
Meeting the Neighbors at Mother’s Funeral