how often I will think

of the mountains of western Maine

when they are no longer there--

somewhere in eternity

their essence will resonate

and inform the vast story that is

this particular view of Creation--

glimpsed in the twilight

over the mountains of western Maine

            

                                                                            *

the past has utterly dissolved

the world I knew is gone

and the new one forming around me

will likewise be mourned in  due course

                                                                            *

so I will take it no farther that this

but will be taken myself

forward from all that was done

to all that will be done

                                        Content (c) 2008-2009 Philip Milito.