Rainbow's Echo

Rainbow’s echo

          Rainbow’s shadow

Rainbow coloring cemetery flowers

Mountain’s voice

          Mountain’s tranquility

Mountain rising beyond smoggy city

Thunder’s greeting

          Thunder’s gift

Thunder tumbling across the sky

Sunset’s presence

          Sunset’s breath

Sunset freeing colors from onrushing night

Ancestor’s birthing

          Ancestor’s dreaming

Ancestors pointing with hands upon my shoulder

Boulder’s meditation

          Boulder’s history

Boulder sitting quietly for several million years

River’s shadow

          River’s thoughts

River forming from individual drops

Thought’s greeting

          Thought’s hoping

Thoughts gushing into the void from nowhere

Canyon’s breathing

          Canyon’s twisting

Canyon persisting through mountain building

Sunlight’s absence

          Sunlight’s fate

Sunlight sweeping horizons in each season

Rain’s voices

          Rain’s colors

Rain forming jewels wetting the grass

Music’s shadow

          Music’s direction

Music giving shape to uneven bits of silence

Silence’s voice

          Silence’s movement

Silence deepening for the odd sound

Love’s whisper

          Love’s question

Love permeating every thought

Night’s rays

          Night’s vision

Night retiring from its day

Echo’s shadow

          Echo’s fall

Echo rising with the doves

Sorrow’s pall

          Sorrow’s light

Sorrow muting every sense

Wind’s pause

          Wind’s burdens

Wind making music with the trees

Cloud’s shadows

          Cloud’s dancing

Clouds dreaming our redemption

Dream’s opposite

          Dream’s trail

Dreams evaporating with the dew

Fire’s crackling

          Fire’s twinkling

Fire making things all right

Wisdom’s glance

          Wisdom’s pain

Wisdom fleeing with the dead

Hand’s willing

          Hand’s memory       

Hands holding us safely protected

Leave’s song

          Leave’s dance

Leaves falling around us all

Lake’s silence

          Lake’s twinkle

Lake so comforting asleep beside us

Dog’s dreams

          Dog’s smiles

Dogs sleeping in the shade

Flute’s feelings

          Flute’s sensations

Flute wandering with the fingers

Child’s roots

          Child’s gift

Child seeing for the departed

Star’s whispers

          Star’s rhythm

Stars bidding us to a cold dance

Eye’s message

          Eye’s reflections

Eyes filling with recognition

Tranquility’s voice

          Tranquility’s honor

Tranquility declining to rule our lives

Moon’s message

          Moon’s warmth

Moon remaining all our short season

Winter’s shadows

          Winter’s calm

Winter joining us to the sun

Death’s grip

          Death’s passing

Death welcoming in its way