August 31
Reclining Lady of Six-Eighty (6)*
In the time of the old nations
people knew the pantheistic
landscape
The beings of hills and stream
were seen
the scope of each domain was
understood
The movement of the day and
year played
against the patience of oak or
rock
and the great beings issued
powers
that moved the sky and earth
The obvious was not to be
ignored
Phenomenal relationships were
perceived
The truest were as direct as
cold breath
blown by North Wind through the
canyon
Now folklore is impractical and
vague
We see more subtle seismic
implications
when she awakens to stir in her
bed
and runs her fingers through
her hair
*From a series written from 1998-2001 (I was 53-56)
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