When the leaves know your secrets...

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 She followed the trail

through a path of lush ferns,

deep, into the deepest forest.

Here the overcast skies cast a silvery light,

and the mist hung like a draped furry coat

from the drooping and scented pine needles.

She felt an entrenched peace,

felt only in utter solitude,

sink into her, through her...

...the barriers of concealment habitually locked into place

dissolved as she breathed in the sweetened air

of raindrops and moss,

and she smiled a contented smile of relief

as if the leaves on the trees knew all her secrets

and tranquility settled in her soul like butterflies...