Oak — Lobed Leaf Study (Specimen No. 002) frog We’ve seen what it does

We’ve seen what it does afterwards — the way it holds the night in it

I hold what is left behind — the fading

catching something less easy to name

but waiting

the Crimson Court raised their glasses in welcome

Oak — Lobed Leaf Study (Specimen No. 002) frog We’ve seen what it doesCollected as a mature leaf. Form defined by deep, rounded lobes along the outer edge. Surface broad; internal veins present but not strongly expressed. Drying produces uneven contraction across the leaf. Lobes curl at different rates, some folding inward, others lifting slightly. The planar structure breaks, though the overall form holds. Copper adheres first where the leaf is held during plating, then progresses outward across the surface. Internal