Light through mist
twists in trees
inside the mystic dream
in you;
in me

and the children play
and the children sing
and the autumn winds bring
another voice

to join the chorus
of the porous
forest

where we dance
on steps of happenstance
and chance

and yet we fall
on the fate of all
in the rain

as we find
our forever
in the endeavors
and all our pain

until the day
we are taken
to the edge
of what all know

and the mystic heart
breaks over us
and the light
will touch
the mist
in us

(September 16th, 2017)