The warm picked  mushroom melted in my mouth like magic.
My sinuses cracked and opened to the earthy odor of the autumn forest floor.
A deafening silence broken by sudden sounding autumn leaves rustling.
My hands grasping deeply into the moist mulching mounds sensing the earth's most fertile mushroom growing grounds.
While lying on back with my eyes staring high, my sight now a vision as a high as the sky.
Mgm 9/22




I love taking hikes locally and hunting for mushrooms. It’s exciting to come across something new, document it, then research and identify them later. Sometimes, this leads to choice edibles. Sometimes, you learn that what you have found is best to be admired for its looks. The Amanita muscaria, commonly known as fly agaric, is a poisonous mushroom. Eating this mushroom can lead to nausea and stomach cramps at first, then eventually liver and kidney damage. If you ever have to ask if it is edible, do not eat it. Always consult an expert.

Timothy Dykes

Mushroom Melody

Mysteriously Magical

The warm picked  mushroom melted in my mouth like magic.
My sinuses cracked and opened to the earthy odor of the autumn forest floor.
A deafening silence broken by sudden sounding autumn leaves rustling.
My hands grasping deeply into the moist mulching mounds sensing the earth's most fertile mushroom growing grounds.
While lying on back with my eyes staring high, my sight now a vision as a high as the sky.
Mgm 9/22



Mushroom Melody

Mysteriously Magical

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