The Mud Flats

Once upon a time...

We lived in mud flats --
shallow organisms
ringing that bell
inhabiting the land
white water liquid crystal displays
pledging our loyalty
by photosynthesizing
a planet

time passed...

sunset madness,
then the moon songs --
campfire meadow cries
echoing across canyons
meandering through valleys
sheltering the young and old
from the Great illusion

Ganymede makes love to jupiter
and grass warms the feet of trees

while in the stillness
the wise ones steal heaven
and share it with the strangers
still living inside
of you and me