Straight and Tall

Their steps felt above
Water leaks
The breeze gets between the sheets
We catch the sun
Look toward the moon
Alight the flame
Inhale the night

Dimly sensed thought

We sit beneath the woody sky

Watching the light slowly fade

The flowing golden thread

Drifts towards the night

And my brother stands

Sharing whispers of

Moving mountains

That he can’t shift

Dusty flames dance

Before us

And we spin blue bottles

Sending shards of darkness

Into the winters breath

And flickers of light into our

Shivering hearts

We wait for the cracks to open

And the first cleansing

To wash

Away the lingering dream