Carry two gallons of spring water
across the meadows.
Breathe deeply.
Heady air, cold hands.
Laboring breath.
Holy breath.
Black mountains wrap their arms around.
Twilight in the heavenly holler;
sleeping grey trunks of trees.
Focus mind meditation.
The pond is the mirrored mask of the skies.
Rippling water.
Two birds
take wing and fly.
