freedom
untethered
the earth
launches flight
resting place
before wandering
again, it follows
new paths
matured intent
the knowing wanderer
finds daytime ally
and guidance
in the sun
its rays turn
from truthtelling
to delirium
drunk on light
and warmth
an easy conquest
for the multitude of stars
rest in bliss


it hurts
sun works the skin
darkened in gratitude
dark skin yields to time
some say the courtship is lengthy
the encounter more than casual
unfeeling
forceful
grooves
decorative
deepen
the carving hand is heavy
exposed bone
and time takes
and sun takes
the sea winds have no captain
the wind being champion
the body takes flight
weaving through time
equal to the sun
my body is no orphan
the earth calls all its children
before nighttime takes
precious innocence
the ground collects and corrects
the dirt holds living and dead things
in between
in flight