I’m so grateful to have this piece in EcoTheo Review. Some of the lines from this poem began in my head (and in journals) 20 years ago, when I was working for the South Carolina Botanical Garden! For some reason, a couple of those lines came back to me recently, and they came back with a whole new approach and structure to the poem. I appreciate EcoTheo Review for publishing it, and for including a recording of me reading the poem as well.