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daf The drive back was pleasant
what with the nursery paint scheme
of the sky, the perfect he or she pastels
painting their mystic magic across our minds
like before
like before the doubt and the fear
and the ugliness came in
we were us again for a bit
perhaps for more than a moment
perhaps forever again
not quite like it used to be
but fortifide with our scars
drowned and resurrected in our tears
the baptism of the ever faithful
the blessed struggle come to save us
mostly me
from myself

The way your spirit knows your mind
(and the other way around)
is enchanting to me
and always has been
you are closer to the source
than I may ever be
some wild horses mingle with donkeys
more than they'd care to admit
and forget
that what curls up next to the beast
may wind up in its belly
not you
your shield is strong
you spirit rides high
and as the wind through your hair
reminds me of this fact
our conversation turned
to those clouds
and how they seemed so stable
while we ourselves were moving
compared to the immediate landscape
and how maybe hunter gatherers valued the stars more
and the moon more
and the sky more
because when your home is everywhere
only the sight of the moon
blessed moon
and the sunset
familar sunset
and the sky gone from dark to light
in regular rythms
only these are to those windriders
as comfortable as home

And the in the light of that conversation
we saw each other again
in our sacred meadow
dear field of wildflowers
and sweet grass
where the clouds are imagined shapes
that float away
never to be seen again, but never quite forgotten
then when we talked about how the earth and trees
the homes and cars
the familiar lumps of matter piled up around us
become our moon
and stars
once we've stopped moving

And I'm not sure if I've ever told you
that this connection between us
this tightrope we walk
between the earth and the sky
between our hearts and our minds
this place where spirits reside
and minds collide
this is home to me.
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next morning edit The drive back was pleasant
what with the nursery paint scheme of the sky
the perfect he or she pastels
painting their mystic magic across our minds
like before
like before the doubt and the fear
and the ugliness came in
we were us again for a bit
perhaps for more than a moment
perhaps forever again
not quite like it used to be
but fortified with our scars
drowned and resurrected in our tears
the baptism of the ever faithful
the blessed struggle come to save us
mostly me
from myself

The way your spirit knows your mind
(and the other way around)
is enchanting to me
and always has been
you are closer to the source
than I may ever be
some wild horses mingle with donkeys
more than they'd care to admit
and forget
that what curls up next to the beast
may wind up in its belly
not you
your shield is strong
your spirit rides high
the wind through your hair
reminds me of this fact
of how our conversation turned
to those clouds
how they seemed so stable
while we ourselves are moving
compared to the immediate landscape
and how maybe hunter gatherers valued the stars more
and the moon more
and the sky more
because when your home is everywhere
only the sight of the moon
blessed moon
and the sunset
familiar sunset
and the sky gone from dark to light
in regular rhythms
only these are to those wind riders
as comfortable as home

And in the light of that conversation
we saw each other again
in our sacred meadow
dear field of wildflowers
and sweet grass
where the clouds are imagined shapes
that float away
never to be seen again, but never quite forgotten
there we talked about how the earth and trees
the homes and cars
the familiar lumps of matter piled up around us
become our moon
and stars
once we've stopped moving

I'm not sure if I've ever told you
that this connection between us
this tightrope we walk
between the earth and the sky
between our hearts and our minds
this place where spirits reside
and minds collide
this is home to me.
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epitome of incomprehensibility The third verse especially draws me in. Beautiful images. 210921