Once again I recall my times from the shadows that take me when my time in the forest is deemed enough.

I awoke from a stupor, familiar scents and sounds filling my senses and tingling through my nose. I blinked, finding myself still living in my temporary blurry world. Though it was not my eyes that would guide me to my greatest joy today.

My ears pricked high, I could hear everything. Birds, rippling water, even my own breathing. But through all this, only one called my name, beckoned me to follow, invited me to its side. My beloved! My sweet beloved was calling me!

I knew where he was, for calls from the temple echoed in many direction, bouncing off the pillars and walls until it was an opera performing for the woods.

I leapt, and I did so without caring how many trees I became one with! I happily caroused my head into them, did a bit of a dance of stupor, and continued on my way.

There he was, waiting by the idol in a perfect little world. I quickly took a seat beside him, happy to share the day as it was. That simple sit rejuvenated my spirits. It took me out of my deep sadness that I had felt earlier.

Eventually we both rose and shared our joy in the single form that deer can express. We jumped, and oh how we jumped! I got lost several times, but when the wind whistled past my ears I knew he had came by. I followed it without haste, was lost again, and thus was the fun of it all. Never had it been so wonderful to have bleary eyes!

Of course we both soon tired and we sat back down. It wasn't long before I felt the kiss of darkness beside me, and he was gone.

Soon I felt the same thing force me into the dark sleep, and the forest was lost from my view until I was allowed to return.