The world remains chaotic
And seeing it in black and white
Obscures the details of its tumult
So too the beauty of the world
Its colour makes it vibrant
And lacking subtle textures
Diminishes its glory
So too the beauty of the world
Its colour makes it vibrant
And lacking subtle textures
Diminishes its glory
So when it does
I shout out
To the atmospheric mayhem
Vancouver
Gateway
To the outdoors
Adventure’s
Threshold
My city
Beyond them
Is a land secure from
The inadvertent effects
Of being
There
In the silent depths
I listen for the voices of insight
Beyond manifestation
I think of you
The final throes of our daylight
Hoping you’ll return
From the long, dark night
With the promise
Of a new sun
Rising
To which I return
No matter how far
Astray
I wander
I seek
But carry always
This fair land
Which speaks my heart
Which I am, in all my being
Some dark thing
From deep within
Rises
Opens up inside
Forcing me to choose
Retreat into the hollow light
Stay with the darkness
To learn its nature