The sun awakens to a land of sea and mountains
touching clouds in grey-ribboned trails of journey
sky-sailing in breaths of air and silver-pale moon's
draw, wish in a field of blue where airy-winged children play

it drifts over the globe's edge, sinking to blue infinite-waved water
waves rippling tiny paths onward in their sightless journey
never ceasing nor turning; my soul is unlike sea or sun
its natural course lies faraway.

Lands of tea and still winter leaves like silent pictures
my eyes gaze like moonlit globes, longing for this journey
the leaves here blow and wave like spirit horsemen, or
flying invisible, air churned restless by a song

it sprinkles dust in ancient temples, tan-walled clay with expectand altars
and wings in the clear sun-dazzling heavens, windstreams past wandering lonely clouds
this winterwarm yellow maize land lies too far distant! it cries
to human ears, hearts pulled and tugged for tears by Time's unrelenting deep-watered voice

north and south its voices call, I lay here ineffectual
tears incorporeal flowing in time to heartbeat and wind's impatient rustling
lonely hilltips and hilltips, autumn leaf-scent drifts drowsy like spiced pie
a distant call over wind-brushed hilltops, my spirit flies eagle-like, straight-eyed

as my eyes and body remain unwilling behind
still watching distant hilltops, until space and sky draw together to one
until my soul dissolves into itself, and warmth shared in one set of eyes, hers brown
hair long-brown two words merge, understand, touch with fingers of light and warmth.