wishing I were here
by the position of the stars
at the junction of heaven and earth,
resolutely they stand
pondering the hardships preceding this great banquet of life,
where the perfumed air and sweet fruits now have become their feast
as it will be for those subsequent souls,
who, like us,
will have traveled through our destined times,
who hope like those before to leave the wheel to find the hub,
who wish to turn the lights off in the city to see,
whose forbearers expanded from both knowledge and suffering,
selflessly shouldering the center tent pole all through the night
keeping it from collapsing while the others slept,
and, who like us,
must learn
that by saving just one soul
someday saves the whole world
Maricopa, Arizona
February 14, 2020