About 20 years before
The air, it seemed on fire
Engulfing the West End towers
Their glass and steel alight
As if caught in amber
An atmosphere of amber
A moment like this one
When I first awakened
To my connection
To everything
A moment like this one
When I first awakened
To my connection
To everything
But when I look more closely
Therein lies the beauty
I see the endless changes
And nothing less
Though life seems so
Ephemeral
While stone seems so
Well, eternal
Eroding, eroding, eroding
All which had supported me
Until I am perched
On a pinnacle
Drought leaves the gully quiet
What water there is
Seeps down a shaded wall
Trickles in the valley
But if the coffee wakes me up
I remind myself to find a way
To reach a little further
Climb a little higher
Take another step forward
sun, rain, wind
the seasons
And I?
I spread my branches
all grace and reverence
basking in magnificence
There will be no one to mourn
Our absence
But the emptiness of time