The only friend I had was the mountain,
Where the sky peered through a deep V:
Coastal redwood love of my life.
Illegible day trapped in smoke
Wisdom evaporates, ash settles,
Part of my soul rests in burning Sempervirens
For decades it will show in cancerous cells
I used to love the doctor’s office
Gently placed on a universe below
Dance! to remember to forget
There is no sense to be made
Like the child I am my arms reach around
The space between is nothing but waiting