Power snakes through epochs
Scale lost in time and space
Human stands on canyon edge
diminished
Power snakes through epochs
Scale lost in time and space
Human stands on canyon edge
diminished
I recall the sun
Hard
And hot
Burning through
The cold air coursing
I recall the sea
Singing
Its white noise crescendo
The roar
Of a planet alive
I recall this moment
Blissfully
Unattached
Firmly rooted to ground
In the grip of experience
A roiling plume
Like my mind
As I’m buffeted
Not so steadfast
As the rocky peaks
And yet…
Above the boughs
Perched on rocky cliff
Perturbed sea
Sullen clouds
Mountains from sea through sky
Ruffled and
Unsteadied
Solid stance
Discovered
Stronger now
Balance found
Face the wind
Face the rush
Of events
Step forward
The wind
It shakes me up
It shakes me down
I’ve been standing
In the still air
Far too long
I need
To get
Ruffled
But the ducks
Won’t have much longer
To paddle in open water
Turned to it
Faced head on
Arms out wide
As if wings
Unfettered by Earth