something sank
it was in Big Sur
  the cars were too fast
and the campground was
dug in to the side of a hill
 after hiking for five hours
we were set upon by
tiny flies
every leaf around us had been eaten
between the veins
it was a forest of lace
a dude coming back down said
he couldn't find the springs
another guy was hiking barefoot
  a beautiful young woman arrived at the springs with her dog
she worked in the town and hiked up for the day 
seventeen miles
 the sun was beating through the leaves