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Letter to the Person Who Carved 
His Initials into the Oldest Living 
Longleaf Pine in North America

Tell me what it's like to live without
curiosity, without awe. To sail 
on clear water, rolling your eyes 
at the kelp reefs swaying
beneath you, ignoring the flicker 
of mermaid scales in the mist, 
looking at the world and feeling 
only boredom. To stand 
on the precipice of some wild valley, 
the eagles circling, a herd of caribou 
booming below, and to yawn 
with indifference. To discover 
something primordial and holy. 
To have the smell of the earth 
welcome you to everywhere. 
To take it all in, and then, 
to reach for your knife.
~ Matthew Olzmann
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