'Stone Belly Dweller' by Sophia Belkin at Wild Flower, Baltimore

STONE            BELLY            DWELLER WORLDLY           BEETLE             LENS BOLDLY TREES          WELL             EN OLD WEBS TRY          EL E   L       E LN BY DEW                       LNRETOLLELSE

On a hike in July we saw a wolf spider on the sign for the nature center, and she announced that it wasn’t real. An uncanny double the size of my palm. Perfectly positioned between the E and the C, as if someone had placed it there intentionally. Maybe this really was an imposter? Standing still, we tried to out- motionless the spider. Fake! She cried out, and the spider jumped and scurried off. A million fragments in the forest and one just pretending.

Wild Flower presents Stone Belly Dweller by Sophia Belkin. A glimpse into the control center beneath the forest floor. A cocoon caught mid-whirl. The keys to the conference room. Digesting and regenerating. A Bloom between a season.