Fuzzy love

Growing up in Ohio, 

We were told if we got lost in the forest 

To look for the moss on the trees, 

Which always grows on the north side, 

But that’s of no help here, in the northwest: 

The moss, this time of year at least, 

Surrounds the tree trunks 

Embracing them with sunlit, green, and fuzzy 

 Love.