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 far away

i feel your delicate sweetness
a settling peace

every star to me is rainbow
and heaven how it sings