I catalog the Quercus robur shade
Where mycelium threads the clay loam deep
Nitrate gradients in the dark are made
Photosynthesis wakes while others sleep
Stomata open slow to morning light
Xylem rises pure through vascular veins
The forest breathes in chlorophyll refrain
Root memory holds what seasons teach
Nitrogen and phosphorus in reach
I speak in binomial and soil
The green world answers without toil
Root memory grows where nothing spoils
I measure Betula pendula crown
Where lichen maps the bark in acid script
Each hypha trades what sun cannot disavow
Symbiosis bonds are tightly knit
Stomata open slow to morning light
Xylem rises pure through vascular veins
The forest breathes in chlorophyll refrain
Root memory holds what seasons teach
Nitrogen and phosphorus in reach
I speak in binomial and soil
The green
