Murmurming.

du Pont, Birches, Maine, N/D

IN the HOURLESS FOREST

In the hourless forest
a tall tree is being felled.
A vertical void
trembles in the form of a shaft
near the outstretched trunk.

Search, birds, search,
for the site of your nests
in this high memory
while it is still murmuring.

Jules Supervielle