Tiny Citadels

We look in places dark and damp

a dense forest of old oak

to find our friendly fungi friends.

Favorites are hiding in the leaves

easing to peek from beneath

or sitting on a fallen log.

They stand there - tiny citadels

fragile structures reaching

skyward throug the mist.

This is the world of the mushroom.

Diverse in color they range

from scarlet to ebony to white.

Some give off an eerie glow.

They are shameless in the way

they spread their spores

to the four winds.

Come spring life cycles will renew.