lastWill & Testament

I.

Everything to you:

coldwind, rain

sunshade summershower

snow sleet hail

moutainair / seasurge

to the top / to the lees


II.

for you: the connections

to the gone ones

peeking in: through

birdsong,

pianostrings

&

a.m.radio.


III.

our places, yours

all over the world:

prairiefarm

strippedpit

high desert canyon

cobblestone walk

or

white cliffed bay

all the views

that ever felt like

home.


IV.

but most to you:

this scribbling habit

so close to prayer

(sometimes)

that doubt is

harder than

faith.


V.

What I leave

is no repayment

for what you gave

the first time

you breathed

this world:

as I go

you still

give.