song

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sonnet

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the old railroad bridge / east of town has seen / fifty-thousand sunrises // and carried cargo across / the river of time / that flows forever

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the ball of the sun / suspended above / the river the grasping trees // my feet planted on the earth / beneath the surface / of things what what what

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seven ducks and one / lone great blue heron / on the river this morning // my arrival unnoticed / though perhaps noted / am i friend or foe

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the mountains surround / bozeman like cupped hands / the sunrise comes late over // ragged ridges' majesty / catching hold of wires / strung with pearls of light

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horizon hidden / by what's near at hand / branches and leaves and buildings // but still the sunrise finds you / in the morning chill / to wake and warm you

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i have known these trees / from afar but now / i wish to drift among them // in the mist of the morning / and feel the sun rise / over the selkirks

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song

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as the sun begins / its southward retreat / due to the tilt of the earth // i recall what i forget / and grasp at passing / thoughts passing away

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