Monday, December 15, 2008

30-year project



Spice the scent combination
locked in a room with windows
out of this tower I see
the ocean sounds below
eternally moving the stones into sand.

Time will come and relate a story
once told never remembered
written down the mountain
so high that the top was
always shrouded in clouds.

I can hold
this stone
smooth
in my hand
after years.

My 30-year project:
holding the stone
and rubbing it and
one day realizing
I’ve done it for 30 years.