Sunrise Through the Sagebrush

rerun from Nov 2023

Photo by Jonathan Potter ⓒ 2023

sunrise through the sagebrush
dry grass in the golden light
the momentary lush
vision of the end of night
that tells me all shall be all right
as i listen for the hush
beneath the urge to rush
beneath the rush to bite
into the apple of the day
into the words that people say
the music of my breath
the calm of life the calm of death
the sunrise in my eye
and miles to go before i die

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