slept too long, mushrooms bloomed

a delicate decay

beetles danced in the gloom

slept too long, mushrooms bloomed

the celebration will be over soon

faded with the light of day

slept too long, mushrooms bloomed

a delicate decay

L. Stevens is an intj who loves learning about everything and filing it away for later. She finished second in little infinite’s first haiku contest and her poetry been featured by Pack Poetry and Free Verse Revolution. She writes short stories and poetry about the moon, darkness, and anything else lurking in the deep abyss of her imagination. Occasionally, rays of light shine through her work to contrast the shadows.