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Posted: 30 Jul 2013

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Lost in the forest

Lost in the forest
Lost in the forest, I broke off a dark twig
and lifted its whisper to my thirsty lips:
maybe it was the voice of the rain crying,
a cracked bell, or a torn heart.

Something from far off it seemed
deep and secret to me, hidden by the earth,
a shout muffled by huge autumns,
by the moist half-open darkness of the leaves.

Wakening from the dreaming forest there, the hazel-sprig
sang under my tongue, its drifting fragrance
climbed up through my conscious mind

as if suddenly the roots I had left behind
cried out to me, the land I had lost with my childhood---
and I stopped, wounded by the wandering scent.

"Lost in the Forest" ~ Pablo Neruda

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The dense canopy of foliate formed wherever sunlight falls is composed not only of trees but also of quantities of climbing plants, many of which are epiphytic and trail their roots like streams from the treetops. An impenetrable-appearing shield of vegetation is presented to the viewer, whether he looks down from an airplane or up from a dugout on the waterways. This dense and compact surface has led to the mistaken impression that a similar condition exists on the floor of the forest. On the contrary, in a primary forest the canopy of shade is so complete that undergrowth is kept at a minimum and a traveler frequently can pass through on foot with little clearing of the way. ~ Page 16

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