parameters within the sight of an eye
hero’s glazed the stars over night
memory shifts of days gone by
weaving threads of radial light
 

as I layed upon an ancient burial ground
tribal ceremony and chants all around
they danced a vision of the spirit released
where we laid together in rows of fifteen
 

then the sun, the grass, and the silence absorbed
from this time occurring centuries ago
flew over the river as an eagle’s image
disappearing wings into a deeper forest
 

following rivers and then small lakes
beyond state borders were towns and remembered lawns
pieces of fabric torn and ragged
those emotions gone, i know, once had mattered
 

paraded as life once upon dreams
skipping past saplings then
walking under giants now
familiar heart space in between
 

i forgot the flags for dad’s grave
and i talked to him anyway
some days are good i told him
and life is just a work in progress