Monday, July 3, 2023

Living on the Edge of Everything

 When we lived on the edge of the world 

the mountain so close we breathed in the hot scent of rock 

even with snow clustered in the grasses

our dog howled with the coyote


When we lived on the edge of the world 

volcano so close its hot breath laid upon the air like dragon mist

our fish moved to its rhythms

we danced with the trees 


When we lived on the edge of the world 

ocean so close we heard boulders groan in its night waves

meteors sizzled over head but silent

it was nameless winds that told our story


When we lived on the edge of the world 

city so close its birds adopted us

I listen to them fly their wings sing

do they know the mountain I wonder

are we both wild still even upon the asphalt


Rockets going off in the darkness

scattering light cinders 

I will always remember their reflections 

softly falling into themselves upon the alpine lake on the edge of the world 

before life unfolded 


🎇🎆💫✨

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