Artemis

Stratum, Solar, Sirocco, Sidereal, Selvas, Satellite, Salina, Sediment, Syzygy, Azimuth, Anchorage, Apogee, Alluvium, Abyssal, Brave west winds, Blossom showers, Braided stream, Banner cloud, Bathyal zone, Diurnal, Isthmus, Cuesta, Tropic, Element, Vapour

Am I free of time or am I the present
in this choice nothing lasts, like catching a current in the movement of seasons
I have learned nature makes these humours on purpose

Grasses high in memory’s eye come back to my rescue
too young or too old to ignore choices made or denied, untaken
now I know how the truth relates to distance

Softly called, now I’m more than ever so human
vision left me to sense every leaf, cypress breath, connecting to heaven
for an earth that will know the sky as ambition

Every step courage takes makes its own direction
just as I reconcile forces made across the winds of forests and secrets
I’ll carry a fortune for being your witness