Hunting Season

i. love her wildflower heart; growing in the dark and inhospitable places others can't.

ii. crave her simple joys; lips like great rapids and freckles like star maps.

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iii. feed her adventurous spirit; her mind like a bottomless fire pit burning infinitely.

iv. rejoice in her flaws; damages and scars are the earth's way of making us her own.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 80 pages

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