It's a beautiful read, @bananafish.

Umberto Eco said that the writer wrote a part of the text, and the rest was built by the reader. I believe in these words without a doubt. There are readings, like the one you just did, that improve the texts.

The idea of the forest as a life with a will that opens the way to persist is in the text. That life is magical, and this text opens up to a fantastic overflow, which is a metaphor for the mystery of the persistence of life. In truth, it seems a miracle that the earth remains.
I regret that the end was more open than I would have liked. However, this contest has allowed me to have a draft to correct. It's wonderful!