We built a cabin in the woods
    of plastic bricks
and wires thin as thread
    that lead to lights
small as grains of rice.

We built a cabin in the woods,
    and a tiny toilet,
a tiny fireplace,
    a tiny kitchen sink,
a tiny desk–
    everything needed
for tiny human comfort
    for tiny imagined comfort.

We built a cabin in the woods,
    flanked by trees
to keep it cool in summer
    and a sturdy roof of planks
to keep away the winter snows.

Who will occupy our cabin in the woods?
    We have already moved in.
I've loaded up the woodshed.
    He's rocking on the front porch.
A tiny fire burns
    in our tiny fireplace,
and our tiny hearts
    are at home.

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