//partial summer hiatus\\

Among the wood is where I belong. I love you all; thank you.

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// Here is a quick update on where I am! I’ve been back home in Japan for nearly three weeks now, visiting family and friends and seeing places I haven’t seen for a long time. I have been hopping in and out of hotels and apartments and so I will wait until I’m more settled to get back into running this blog, if I can find the motivation/inspiration. Submissions or even some questions would feel appreciated, as I’ll have time to interact now. More updates to come, if people would enjoy more photos. I’ve taken a couple ‘shinrin-yoku,’ or visits to the forest to relax and admire, and each time it really takes my breath away. Best wishes.

// Don't reblog this post.

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I've been following u for a while, tho we never interacted. I'm sorry ur in a not so good situation, and I wish u the best of luck and love. Plz take care. ❤️🍃🌼

// Thank you so much, you too. All of you. ❤️🌱

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// My situation and health has made it so that I will likely not have access to tumblr/technology for a while. This could be just this next month, or it could be for a whole year. I greatly appreciate the support and lovely people I have met through this blog, but it will be going on a prolonged hiatus until I feel mildly okay enough to write something here. Thank you.

- Koushi

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// Forestsuggestion is going on hiatus until further notice, and any submissions will be queued when I get back. //

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// Forestsuggestion is going on hiatus until further notice, and any submissions will be queued when I get back. //

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are you still looking for another mod?

// Everyone can continue to send in applications if you’d like, but I won’t be choosing someone for a while. As far as anyone who’s already applied, I still have your info.

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// Hey guys, I just felt the need to apologize for how scattered I’ve been with suggestions and poems and everything. I’ve been in and out of the hospital for the last couple months, so I haven’t really been able to determine my schedule. Thanks for all the support otherwise, -Koushi

Edit: I’m not really willing to talk about what’s been happening, as it’s very personal, but I appreciate the concern. 

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incomplete as I was, you took a part of me away. stop picking flowers; just admire and cherish them

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1:46am: there is no fear, no social anxiety, no wisps of worry in my ears. there is only calm breaths not wasted on cruel words, comfort in my own company, and the happy chatter of rain

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‘oh dear, I hope the grass won’t stain,’ she says. lying there, ribs cracked and throat torn open, I frown.

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black clothes and ghost choirs. unheard footsteps on the dark pavement. smoke and reflections on the lake of another forest. drunken laughter and bloody kisses. bruised heels from running barefoot.

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for the longest time, the trees have been my best friends

[ From the wall. ]

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How do you move on?  I don’t move on. I sit and I wait, rooted deep, hoping that maybe instead of just trimming me, someone might love me enough to pick me out of the ground

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I cut you out of my life with a dull knife, and although finally successful, the scar you left won’t heal for anyone else

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what a beautiful thing to create, to manifest. all can sing words of meaning and bring into mindful existence countless worlds and more

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a single tree is a forest in its own right

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mod apps

// Third time’s the charm! Our mods have left again and so I’m opening moderator applications back up. If you’d like to send in an application, please send an ask off-anon with your name, mod tag (ex. mod koushi), an example post if you plan on making your own, and a little bit about yourself if you’d like! Applications will be open until Monday, May 9th, and I will make an announcement then stating that they are closed. If you’ve sent in an application previously and would like to apply again, please feel free, but resend your information.