Lichen

Cup Lichen

Tiny cups raised up Green-yellow on the dark stone Waiting for the rain

Trumpet Lichen

Grey-green trumpets sound Silence from the ancient bark Thousand years playing

Pixie Cups

Pixie cups in rows Green-grey on bark-brown edges Miniature forest

Branching Lichen

Pale fingers branch out Fruticose and slow growing Time made visible

Lichen Among Moss

Grey branch, green moss bed Red stems frame the pale white form A garden of years

Funnel Cups

Funnel cups open Red stems below, grey above Upturned to the sky

Pixie Cups Close-up

Granular grey rim Each cup a perfect chalice Dew its communion

Red-tipped Lichen

Red tips on grey stalks Fruiting bodies reach for light Colour earned through age

Red Apothecia

Red spots in the grey Spores wait in the apothecia Life at the slow pace

Single Trumpet Cup

One grey-green stalk stands Its single cup holds nothing And everything still

Vivid Red Lichen

Vivid red declares Life on the most barren stone Oldest of all forms

White Branching Lichen

White chalk on dark bark Bifurcated tips split twice Coral on dry land

Foliose Lichen

Grey-blue lobes spread wide Bracket fungus, moss, and lichen Community of small

Parmelia in Ice

Ice crystals on lobes White network on pale grey-green Winter in the small

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