a thing wholly wild
natural and yet to be
beckoned me to the edge
there was whispering among ponderosa pines
that windless morning
roots of rocks seemed sighing
water danced in a shadow
sparrows weaved the air
o cliff-hanger of my heart, woman,
you are near to me and so far away
i feel your delicate sweetness
a settling peace
every star to me
is rainbow
and heaven
how it sings