#bog goldenrod

[vandaliatraveler]

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Part 3. Canaan Valley is the highest mountain valley of its size east of the Mississippi River and hosts the largest wetlands complex in the Central and Southern Appalachians. Most of these wetlands are now protected by Canaan Valley State Resort Park and Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The Freeland Boardwalk Trail in the refuge is an ideal place to get an up-close experience with one of the wetland types - a balsam fir swamp. A half-mile long, raised boardwalk with wildlife viewing platforms winds through the swamp, allowing visitors to interact with the wildlife and plants without damaging the fragile ecosystem.

From top: Bur marigold (Bidens laevis), also known as smooth beggartick, a wetlands-loving beauty that produces a profusion of golden flowerheads; bog goldenrod (Solidago uliginosa), another wetlands native with a bright red stem and closely-packed flowers on a plume-like inflorescence; the bright blue berries of arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum); the ripening berries of American black elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), also known as American black elder; white meadowsweet (Spiraea alba), a native spirea of Appalachia’s wetlands that draws hordes of pollinators with its beautiful spikes of white flowers; grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia), also known as flat-top goldentop, not a true Solidago, but even more beautiful with its flat panicles of golden-yellow flowers and graceful foliage; and an industrious bumblebee prying open the closed petals of a narrowleaf gentian (Gentiana linearis) to get at the nectar pot below.

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #canaan valley #canaan valley national wildlife refuge #wetlands #balsam fir swamp #canaan fir #balsam fir #freeland boardwalk trail #bidens laevis #bur marigold #smooth beggartick #solidago uliginosa #bog goldenrod #viburnum dentatum #arrowwood viburnum #sambucus canadensis #american black elderberry #american black elder #spiraea alba #white meadowsweet #euthamia graminifolia #grass-leaved goldenrod #flat-top goldentop #gentiana linearis #narrowleaf gentian #narrow-leaved gentian #bumblebee #bombus

[unknownbirds]

#flowers #wild strawberries #goldenrod #bogs

[kohanakonohana]

今の着物が折り返しに近づいてきたので、そろそろ次を具体化させようと、糸箪笥からありったけの緑を抽出して眺める。

うん、メインの緑を染めなくちゃ。あと楊梅の濃いのが切れてるようだ？そういや最近楊梅使ってない。青味の緑のきれいに明るいのもあったらいいかな？下染めは黄蘗？それともセイタカアワダチソウ…週末なら間に合う？ギリ間に合う？

きれいで楽しい緑の着物が織りたいのです。今。

I'm going to plan my next kimono cloth because it's almost half to weave the current one,so I'm checking all the green yarns from my yarns shelf.

Ah... I have to dye the main green yarn, and I need dark one with asian bog myrtle... And, beautiful light blue green must be good...can I make it with amur corktree, or tall goldenrods? Can I get them at the next weekend? Isn't it late?

I want to weave a beautiful and joyful green one next time.

#weaving #手織り #草木染め #着物 #silk #fiber #naturaldye #green

[warrior-names]

Prefixes/Suffixes for RiverClan Cats

Words from things that can't be found in North America or Europe [or freshwater] aren't included; this list is made based on RiverClan territory, culture, & prey.

110+ prefixes and 30+ suffixes under the cut!

Prefixes

A

Acara-

Alder-

Algae-

Angler-

Azalea-

B

Barbel-

Bass-

Bay-

Beaver-

Beetle-

Bog-

Bowfin-

Bream-

Burbot-

C

Carp-

Catfish-

Chestnut-

Chub-

Cisco-

Clam-

Clay-

Clover-

Creek-

Cod-

D

Damselfly-

Dapple-

Dappled-

Dogwood-

Dragonfly-

Drop-

E

Eel-

Egret-

F

Fern-

Fin-

Flounder-

Flower-

Frog-

G

Gar-

Goby-

Goldenrod-

Goureen-

Grayling-

Gudgeon-

H

Herring-

Huchen-

Hyacinth-

I

Ide-

Iris-

L

Lake-

Lamprey-

Lily-

Loach-

Lotus-

M

Mackerel-

Magnolia-

Mangrove-

Marigold-

Marsh-

Mayfly-

Mink-

Minnow-

Mosquito-

Moss-

Mud-

Muddy-

N

Nase-

O

Oak-

Orfe-

Otter-

Oyster-

P

Pearl-

Peat-

Pebble-

Perch-

Pike-

Pond-

Primrose-

Puddle-

R

Rain-

Ray-

Reed-

Rice-

Ripple-

Rudd-

Ruffe-

Rush-

S

Salmon-

Sander-

Sedge-

Shad-

Shell-

Silt-

Skeeter-

Snook-

Spirlin-

Splash-

Stingray-

Storm-

Stream-

Streber-

Sturgeon-

T

Tadpole-

Tench-

Toad-

Trout-

Turtle-

V

Vendace-

Vimba-

Vine-

Vole-

W

Wave-

Willow-

Suffixes

B

berry

branch

C

creek

D

dapple

dew

drop

droplet

F

fin

fish

flower

G

glimmer

L

lake

leaf

M

marsh

moss

P

pond

puddle

R

rain

ripple

S

scale

shimmer

shine

splash

storm

stream

T

tail

V

vine

W

wave

#warrior names #prefixes #suffixes #/ Region: #North America #Europe #/ Clan: #RiverClan #/ Reach: #TumblrClan #warriors #warrior cats #warriors oc #warriors roleplay #oc inspiration #oc inspo

[crystalmagpie447]

i bestow upon thee

bog goldenrod

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#AAOIAHYDGYSH SO PRETTY #EEHEHEHEEHUJKED #YIPPEEEE #YAYYAYAAY #FAVFAVFAV #Ask! #BELOVED MUTUALS #HUZZAH!!!!!! #ASWHBHEHEHEBJWEB

[pickerelstripe]

Lexicon Changelog - 7/29/23

Starting to work on plants! Plus some new terrain, weather, and insect terms. This pack specifically was to pad out my name options, I’m translating my prefix/suffix list into Claymew.

Added Words:

Palefi, new york aster

Oskfi, bog aster

Luplepe, highbush blueberry

Brok, black crowberry

Morree, northern bog goldenrod

Mwrai, water hemlock

Hehssa, hobblebush

Pail, blueflag iris

Ssoskai, fragrant water-lily

Sikitow, wild sarsaparilla

Mwissin, wintergreen

Eessin, creeping snowberry

Mwryyn, American yew

Wroshash, flood

Howr, hill

Fewlssa, deadfall

Sihai, lightning

Pfsee, fly

Ssis, gnat

The lexicon is now at 172 words!

#claymew #changelog

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Goldenrods

It’s nowhere near the fall hayfever season, but I thought I’d PSA anyway.

Hayfever is caused by RAGWEED (Ambrosia artemisiifolia and Ambrosia trifida where I live).

NOT. Goldenrod (Solidago, Oligoneuron, Euthamia). It is impossible for goldenrods to even cause hayfever since their pollen isn’t released to the wind. Goldenrods are beautiful, with some edible parts, some medicinal properties, and middle of summer through fall pollenators love them.

Non-exhaustive list of goldenrods

Euthamia graminifolia (Flat-top goldenrod):

Oligoneuron rigida (Stiff goldenrod):

Solidago bicolor (Silverrod):

Solidago caesia (Blue-stem goldenrod):

Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod):

Solidago flexicaulis (Zigzag goldenrod):

Solidago juncea (Early goldenrod):

Solidago missouriensis (Prairie goldenrod):

Solidago multiradiata (Alpine goldenrod):

Solidago nemoralis (Gray goldenrod):

Solidago odora (Anise-scented goldenrod):

Solidago ohiensis (Ohio goldenrod):

Solidago patula (Rough-leaf goldenrod):

Solidago ptarmicoides (Upland white aster):

Solidago rugosa (Wrinkleleaf goldenrod):

Solidago simplex (Spike goldenrod):

Solidago speciosa (Showy goldenrod):

Solidago uliginosa (Bog goldenrod):

The only drawback is that many goldenrod species spread a lot and quickly if you don’t keep on top of those rhizomes. But if you need to fill a space in a relatively short period of time, why not try some in your garden? They’ll grow up green through spring and summer and put on a show in the fall (earlier depending on the species)! 

#long image post #goldenrods #hayfever #ragweed #Ambrosia #Solidago #Oligoneuron #Euthamia #flowers #yellow flowers #native species of North America #North American native plants #pollinator plants

[cedar-glade]

Transient skunk cabbage patch, now bog goldenrod and Virgin’s bower, midsummer it’s jewel weeds galore, vignettes to a unique ecotone.

Fen ecotone to mesic woodland in back ground.

The word ecotone is a word I want to use more in my writing but I feel like it’s not super accessible as jargin.

Liminal bridge or a transitional space inbetween different habitats thats noticable but not abrupt and can be catagorized by mixing of vegitation and habitat where core species aren’t necessarily found that would be found in the core of both adjacent habitats to the ecotone. This is not considered true edge habitat as edges feel abrupt with less of a flowing transition.

#ohio #fens #ecotone #skunk cabbage #symplocarpus #symplocarpus foetidus

[calicostorms]

Hcs for favorite flowers for various redacted characters!! Inspired by talking about flowers w @angelnoodlesoup :> only did some characters but if I missed one u want flower opinions on lmk >:3

David: Yarrow and indian paintbrush- if pressed he'll admit he likes them because he saw them a lot camping with his dad and it makes him feel like Gabe is with him

[IMAGE IDs: Yarrow flowers, a clustered bunch white small blooms and indian paintbrush, a vibrant, tall plant with red and yellow blooms respectively /END ID]

Asher: Bigleaf latana. He can't grow them to save his life, but thoroughly enjoys them and the butterflies they bring anytime David decides to plant them for a year

[IMAGE ID: Two blooms with smaller flowers in three distinct circles going from purple on the outside to yellow inside /END ID]

Milo: Bog sage/cardinal flower! They don't bloom long, but are gorgeous, and he likes just how big they get. Also partial to goldenrod

[IMAGE ID: Several bright red shoots of flowers standing tall upright /END ID]

Gavin: Bleeding hearts- likes how delicate and pretty they are. If you asked him he would say birds of paradise, but he'd be lying to you

[IMAGE ID: A row of bleeding hearts' pink heart shaped flowers /END ID]

Caelum: Snapdragons- he likes making them "talk" to each other by moving the two sections of the flower as if to mimic a mouth

[IMAGE ID: Several bright yellow and pink snapdragon flowers /END ID]

Damien: Tiger lilies, he thinks they're elegant and enjoys how brightly colored and distinctive they are. Often has some of them in a vase on his kitchen table during the spring especially. Also partial to black eyed susans

[IMAGE ID: Three orange tiger lilies /END ID]

Huxley: Any variation of sunflower, he loves how big and bright they are but can't seem to grow them himself

Lasko: Iris, specifically the dark purple ones. He likes how regal they seem, and is secretly very fond of them

[IMAGE ID: A purple iris /END ID]

Sam: Magnolia flowers. The smell reminds him of home, and he likes how effortlessly beautiful it is.

[IMAGE ID: A large, white magnolia tree bloom /END ID]

Ollie: Daffodils! He likes that they're spring flowers, and likes to sit in the local park to admire them when they bloom.

Bonus:

Imperium!Damien's favorites are crown imperials- both for the name and distinctive look they have

[IMAGE ID: Several groups of bright orange flowers on dark stems with grasslike leaves /END ID]

#calico speaks #god. this is so many characters #redacted asmr #redacted sam #redacted david #redacted gavin #redacted asher #redacted damien #not tagging the rest im trusting itll get around fine w/o clogging tags

[sidewalkchemistry]

Goldenrod (Solidago spp., Asteraceae)

Each fall, all across North America, goldenrod lights up meadows and fields with a refreshing blend of ruggedness and jubilation. In addition to the sunshine it lends to the landscape, its flowers attract native pollinators and beneficial insects. Goldenrod’s piney-tasting leaves and flowers are an important medicinal remedy for the urinary, digestive, and respiratory systems. The goldenrod genus encompasses one hundred species of late-blooming, knee- or hip-high herbaceous perennials...

Crush a goldenrod leaf when the plant is in bloom to familiarize yourself with its unique aroma. I detect hints of resin and seaside in the fragrance; a perfect blend of salt and balsam. If you have multiple species growing in your region, get to know their nuances by tasting and smelling the leaves (after you’ve properly identified the plant to be goldenrod!). Some varieties are more bitter, others more astringent, and some specialize in resinous flavors. Sweet goldenrod (S. odora) possesses honeyed hints of anise or licorice and is a prized beverage tea...

‼️However, make sure you have properly identified your species as a true goldenrod in the Solidago genus! Proper identification to genus is crucial as there are yellow-flowered aster family members that are deadly toxic, including ragwort and groundsel (these belong to the Senecio genus and its close relatives)...

With a diversity of species to choose from and native habitats ranging from bog, to alpine meadow, to maritime dunes, you can be sure to find one that will thrive in most any niche...

Goldenrod flowers in the late summer to early fall, at a time when most gardens could really use some perkiness. Spend just a few moments observing the pollinators flocking to the golden sprays, and you will appreciate how important a role it plays in sustaining local insect populations. Goldenrod supports over one hundred species of caterpillars, making it a useful plant for calling in local butterfly populations. It also attracts garden beneficials, such as praying mantises, ladybugs, assassin bugs, damsel bugs, syrphid flies, and parasitic wasps. The nectar is popular with many butterflies, including monarchs...

Goldenrod’s resiny flavor nicely melds with both vinegar and honey. Meadowsweet and goldenrod make a lovely pair in mead or as a naturally fermented homemade soda...

Goldenrod is an important dermatological aid for sores, infections, toothache, burns, and wounds...

Freshly picked goldenrod flowers lend a cheery splash of gold to bouquets, and the dried flowers are absolutely lovely in wreaths and everlasting bouquets...The blooms are used to dye silk and wool, lending a golden to olive-green color, depending on the type of mordant employed.

#p #herbarium #dream garden #goldenrod #Solidago spp. #herbalism #holistic health #holistic healing #flora #leveling up #gardening #foraging #medicine making #green witch

[vandaliatraveler]

Part 1: Early Summer Wildflower Palooza, Cranberry Glade. It's orchid week at Cranberry Glades! Ok - the event may not be quite as exciting as Shark Week on Discovery, but plant nerds such as me experience something approaching tingly nipples at the prospect of getting up close and personal with grass pinks and snakemouths. A sampling of the many orchids now in bloom . . .

From top: greater purple fringed orchid (Platanthera grandiflora), a tall, leafy-stemmed beauty with clustered, intricately-fringed lavender flowers; downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens), a common terrestrial orchid of eastern woods with a striking, reticulated pattern in its leaves (this one is getting ready to bloom); the flamboyantly-beautiful tuberous grass pink (Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus), whose nectarless flowers deceptively imitate the magenta color of those of other bog plants, such as meadow phlox (following post), to draw pollinators; a ragged fringed orchid (Platanthera lacera), also known as green fringed orchid, whose fragile, frilly green-white flowers are hard to spot in the bog underbrush; the dainty rose pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides), also known as snakemouth orchid, due the tooth-like protuberances on its lower lip (note the sneaky goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) hiding in the flower in the second photo, waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting bee, the orchid's primary pollinator); and northern tubercled orchid (Platanthera flava), another orchid with green-white flowers that can be difficult to spot in the bog underbrush.

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #wildflowers #flora #allegheny mountains #monongahela national forest #cranberry glades #wetlands #bog #sphagnum bog #summer #orchids #highland scenic highway #wv route 150 #greater purple fringed orchid #downy rattlesnake plantain #tuberous grass pink #ragged fringed orchid #green fringed orchid #rose pogonia #snakemouth orchid #northern tubercled orchid #goldenrod crab spider

[clandestine-wcrp]

Clandestine Guide: ShadeClan Territory

[Photo cred]

A sprawling meadow of wildflowers and rolling hills at the base of the mountains is where the confident cats of ShadeClan make their territory. With the lake fed by the mountain river in the center of their territory, the cats hardly ever grow hungry. They have access to such prey as rabbits, mice, voles, birds, and fish.

Other animals that occupy the moors, and pose little threat but cannot be eaten include white-tailed deer, elk, raccoons, and wild hogs.

Despite the tranquility of the meadows, many predators still pose a threat to clan cats, including foxes, coyotes, snakes, and birds of prey.

The plants that grow in ShadeClan’s meadow are mostly wildflowers, herbs, and shrubbery, including dandelion, blackberries, hyacinth, milkweed, cow vetch, goldenrod, daisies, and asters.

Significant Places in ShadeClan Territory

The Bog: an area of wetlands leading off of the lake and into the ocean to the south. Animals like foxes, raccoons, and long-legged birds like ibises often can be found here.

[Photo cred]

The Beach: a romantic and serene place at the southern end of the land. Shore birds are easy to catch here, but the nasty water drives cats away from fishing in the ocean. It can be very dangerous, especially at night or during storms.

[Photo credit]

The Grove of the Lost: a sacred ancient gravesite near the shore in which ShadeClan cats believe that long-dead cats’ spirits still reside. The legend says that when the singular clan of old fled their home after it was destroyed, they braved a journey across the sea. Many cats died from the exhausting swim, and their bodies were never recovered. The few bodies recovered were buried on the shore once the living were safe on land, and their graves were marked with branches stuck into the dirt. There were many, many sticks, and very few mounds of dirt for the bodies able to be recovered. The tall, straight trees grew out of the branches used as grave markers, according to legend, and flowers grow in abundance here, nourished by the bodies buried in the dirt.

[Photo cred]

Horseplace: a twoleg barn occupied by horses, goats, and chickens. The cats that live there can either be very kind and welcoming, or bloodthirsty and territorial. This is not technically ShadeClan territory, and all clan cats are advised to stay away from here.

[Photo cred]

#Clandestine Guide #Clandestine Rp #Clandestine Lore #wcrp #warrior cats

[mirroredgame]

GaMe oVeR: Valerie

Current Occupation: Cafe owner

Type Specialty: Fire

Current Location: Ectuteak City, Johto

The World

Team Rocket was too strong for Red to overthrow. Instead, Team Rocket has flourished, even absorbing Team Galactic into their ranks. In Kanto, Johto, and Sinnoh, the champions struggle against the strength of the organization.

Childhood

Valerie first lived in Laverre in Kalos with both of her parents. She traveled outside of town, messing around in the bog. However, the hotel scared Valerie too much to go there.

After her parents separated, Valerie's father got full custody. After moving to Goldenrod City and living there for a week, he suddenly gave up custody of Valerie. From then on, Valerie was raised by her maternal grandparents in Ectuteak City. On the weekends, she spent time with her father, but never in Goldenrod.

In Ectuteak, Valerie learned that her mother's family disowned her mother for blaming Valerie and her father for holding her back. They instead welcomed her and her father when he visited. Her grandparents made sure Valerie knew about their side of the family, including her ancestors who built the towers.

Despite the efforts of her family, Valerie was ostracized by the locals. The tight knit community treated Valerie as a foreigner, even after Valerie started working in the family's cafe. Valerie was only able to keep a friendship with her cousins.

The Cafe

Rather than become a trainer, Valerie chose to work in the cafe. Here, she saw how Team Rocket extorted her grandmother for protection money. She tried to intervene, but her grandfather stopped her. Slowly, Valerie learned how dealing with Team Rocket was not a matter of right and wrong, but surviving.

Later, after her cousins became trainers, Valerie got a phone call from Saffron. Team Rocket stormed Silph Co and killed her father. From his body, they got the blueprint for his greatest invention, the master ball. Later that year, Valerie's grandfather passed from having a stroke. The next year, Valerie's grandmother passed, leaving the business to Valerie.

Now suddenly in her grandmother's place as the business owner, Valerie felt the weight of Team Rocket's racketeering. The small town of Ectuteak was growing smaller, decreasing the cafe's income. The members of Team Rocket who "handled" the business' protection grew rowdier.

GaMe oVeR

Things reached a boiling point one night when Valerie was attacked. She was accused of shorting her payment. Before her "enforcer" could waterboard her, Valerie attacked him with a kettle. Realizing what she did, Valerie dragged his body out. Then, she waited to die.

Instead, the next morning, a strange man showed up. He claimed to know her, introducing himself as Gatz. Following this, he made a bizarre proposal: he would help Valerie defeat Team Rocket. He first, of course, had to get her ready to end this game...

#Refreshing Tea (lore) #team mavericks

[mirroredranger]

13 and 16 for the munday meme

What’s one random headcanon about your muse that people mightn’t know?

Valerie's fear of drowning stems from when a tentacool almost drowned her when she had just moved to Goldenrod. Alric and his wife used to have an awful time trying to find Valerie in the bogs of the Laverre nature trail because she'd just run straight for the swampy water.

Favourite trope?

There are lots. Mirroring, hurt and heal, idiots to lovers, and fuck destiny just to name a few.

#evoblue

[pickerelstripe]

[CM] - Flowering Plants 1

More lexicon posts, woohoo! Today I've got some flowering plants. This isn't the full list, but it's the ones I've assigned words so far, so it'll have to do until I work on more.

New york aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) - Palefi Derived from base Clanmew palifuh* (purple) and pfefi* (fluff petal). Tall, thin-stemmed plant with narrow leaves and pale purple flowers. Grows on marshland borders and may be found in nutritionally poor soil. Attractive to butterflies, moths, and bees!

Bog aster (Oclemena nemoralis) - Oskfi Derived from palefi and osk* (white). Very similar to palefi, but a little smaller and with pale, pink-or-white flowers. Found in wetlands and on shores.

Bog goldenrod (Solidago uliginosa) - Morree Derived from waymor* (taller than it is wide) and rreen* (golden). Very tall with a thin, reddish stem and fluffy golden flowers that bloom in late summer. Grows in wetlands and on shores. Resistant to deer and attractive to butterflies.

Water hemlock (Cicuta maculata) - Mwrai Branched plant with clusters of tiny white flowers and deeply-toothed leaves. Grows in marshes and on shores. Mwrai is highly toxic! Consumption results in tremors, extreme pain, fever, and death. Mwrai is especially dangerous due to its resemblance to the herbs boneset and valerian.

Blueflag iris (Iris versicolor) - Pail Derived from palifuh* (purple) and pai* (petal). Thick-leaved plant with fancy blue-to-purple flowers. Found in marshes, fields, and on shores. Though beautiful, pail is irritating when handled, and ingestion results in stomach upset.

Fragrant water-lily (Nymphea odorata) - Ssoskai Derived from osk* (white), pai* (petal), and yasschoop* (sense of smell). Leaves are wide and float on the water; flowers are ornate, white with a yellow center, and bloom from morning til noon during warm months. Ssoskai are found exclusively on the lake. Flowers carry a sweet scent that may be detected hundreds of yards away!

Wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) - Sikibow Cat-sized plant with tiny white flowers in spherical clusters; these flowers develop into dark berries in mid-summer. Grows in forest understories. Browsed by deer and moose, while the berries are consumed by foxes and chipmunks.

Sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) - Besskaf Derived from beka* (pink), peske* (clusters of flowers), and mwssaf* (poisonous). Shrub with thick, leathery leaves and circular pink flowers. Grows in wetlands, forests, and on shores. Besskaf is highly toxic to cats and also exudes chemicals that inhibit other plants, particularly conifers.

Northern St. John's-wort (Hypericum boreale) - Mwurfs Leafy, shrubby plant with fancy yellow flowers. Found in wetlands, on shores, and in shallow lake water. Mwurfs is toxic - contact may result in boils and irritation, while consumption leads to photosensitivity, drooling, and depression.

Red clover (Trifolium pratense) - Shuf Tiny spreading plant with little pink-or-red flowers. Grows in fields and on shores. Shuf is an herb that aids skin inflammation and (possibly) arthritis! It's also consumed by numerous animals.

#claymew #plants #flowering plants

[hauntmetosleep]

Opportunist

Sly as a shadow in your puddle of glass, You are like a vine knotted in my hair Green grass phantom, don't you worry I promise that we are soon to coalesce

A left blue eye we both shall share With a goldenrod in our right hand

Left right, left right, rain me down Green phantom, in drops of bog water To eat the leaves from your limbs And sip the nectar from your style

Green phantom, with your silent tongue, Teeth sheathed and waiting to be bared

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[Poem from upcoming collection The Gates of Paranoia] Copyright © 2016-2022 S.M. | Samael’s Tuesday

#the gates of paranoia #poets on tumblr #poetry #dark poetry #dark fantasy #horror fantasy #original poem #indie books #free verse #ghosts #the forest beckons #natural horror