Mountain Rain

An eerie glow of light 
settles over the forest 
interior wrapped in rain 
from the dark clouds
speared by the summits. 
Forest giants, their trunks 
green with moss and lichen, 
shield the forest floor 
from rain, but the earth, 
aeons of seasonal detritus
enriching its soil, remains 
damp and fertile with 
unfurling ferns and the 
understory of dogwood,
moose maple and secretive
mysterious unseen trolls.