There’s a Fungus Amongst Us

There’s a fungus among us, beneath winter’s breath,
It feasts upon shadows and dances with death.
In the hollow of tree roots, in mulch damp and deep,
It hums ancient secrets the soil wants to keep.A quiet musician with spores for a song,
Its kingdom has waited, unseen all along.
From rot it makes wonder, from endings — new start,
There’s a fungus among us, with roots in the heart