Shifting

The river's work

is meticulous

grains of sand

cut 

from one curve

then

carried miles

to rest here

The river's work

is invisible

in the moment

but new landscapes

are visible

across time

Grace not granted

This blue

this green

this air

this sun

You can't own them

and neither 

can I

Pollute them

Neglect them

Shut our cold hearts

behind the walls

we do own

or

open our eyes

to the grace

granted

not for granted

Western side of dawn

We can turn

our backs

to the light

but 

the western side

of dawn

still reflects

Lady Sun's brilliance

as the water

holds

the sky

Soon

Hidden

from

the inward eye

the busy eye

the blind eye

something

is readying

to bloom

Momentary

Today

I stood

in your light

Lady Sun

and laughed

I'd forgotten

my heart

could be light

Water and Cloud

Water

and cloud

reflect

your beauty

the grass

bows

and glows

while we sleep

Lady Sun

wrapped 

in dark dreams

of our own making

Still

The heavy air

presses

the sky

 higher

and the earth

tighter

Even the birds

rest quiet

in the shade