A Clearing No Map Keeps

For stepping into a clearing full of flowers that appears nowhere on the map you brought. A doe lifts her head, but the fawn comes first, bringing its nose to your outstretched fingers. A gut-string lute draws a five-note arch and keeps returning to it with small ornaments. Added sixths in C major lie across the whole piece, changing expression little by little without ever building a peak. Fold the map back into your pocket, and the clearing stays only in your memory.